I've recently been inspired to reflect on how creativity – in my case, conspicuous creativity using other people's walls! – has shaped my approach to teaching and learning today.
For me, Classics is inseparable from Art, because of the way my early career developed. While studying Latin and Greek at university, I was also working with my father as a mural painter, as a way of financing my degrees. The mural-painting sideline developed quite naturally out of of my parents' interest in interior design, which led to our home winning numerous competitions when I was an undergraduate (see the Media Gallery below). My mother was the creative genius behind the award-winning ideas; my father and I taught ourselves to paint so we could carry them out on a shoe-string budget!
Over the course of several years we came to specialise in the type of mural often called trompe l'oeil, where something about the painting tricks or confuses the eye. We would paint a window in a blank wall, or a doorway leading to somewhere bizarre; sometimes we would paint a whole room in a traditional style but would add a painted penny on the floor so that people would try to pick it up. Trompe l'oeil is a type of visual joke; it can be amusing, playful or even unsettling. It also allows people (painters, or those who commission a painting) to use their environment to control the viewer's response. Because trompe l'oeil subverts the viewer's expectations, there is a strong emotional component to the reaction, ranging from comfortable recognition to startled realisation.
A selection of trompe l'oeil paintings produced by my father and myself between 2000 and 2010. Castles were a particular speciality!
While most of our mural-painting commissions were in houses, shops and restaurants, we gradually started to move into the Museums sector. We took on a number of commissions from Tyne and Wear museums, ranging from painting endless wooden panels for the touring 'Tudor Lives' exhibition to creating the trompe-l'oeil backdrop to the Schools Resources Room at Arbeia Roman Fort. It was always a pleasure to combine my work in Classics with my painting commissions. It also afforded me an interesting opportunity to draw visitors into a historical environment by means of visual tricks. The kitchen at Arbeia Roman Fort is an example of this. It is housed in a reconstruction of the Commander's House, so the whole environment is set up to draw the viewer into the Roman domestic world; but trompe l'oeil offers the opportunity to include visual quirks, like a view of the real courtyard through the window, and a mouse on the floor who looks suspiciously like Minimus! These little visual jokes, when spotted, can give the viewer a feeling of recognition and familiarity which personalises the experience and makes an emotional connection between the person and the environment.
Arbeia Kitchen Alcove, from start to finish. Undoubtedly the coldest job we've ever done: it gave me a great deal of sympathy for those poor Tigris boatmen stuck on a bleak and windy hill during a North-East winter!
For a few years I taught Art in various community settings, ranging from primary school workshops to a Fine Art class for women from Bangladesh who didn't speak English (I picked up quite a lot of Bengali during that course!). I also offered my mural-painting services, at Christmas time, to local primary schools in need of a nativity backdrop; teaching children to paint on a large scale was messy, but entertaining!
It wasn't long before my Art work began to influence my Classics research. A stint working as a graphic designer for a chain of tourist shops saw me designing chess sets of great historical confrontations, supported by primary source documentation. When designing the 'Boudicca against the Romans' set I felt confident that I could find plenty of descriptions of the protagonists in Tacitus – but Tacitus let me down! Tacitus, as it turns out, tends to avoid visual description, and is of very little use to the aspiring chess set designer. This didn't fit my expectations at all – and when I was given the opportunity to do a PhD in Classics, my goal was to find out why Tacitus avoids visual description, contrary to his reputation for a particularly vivid style of writing.
My focus on trompe l'oeil in my painting also made me alert to visual jokes within literary texts, leading to the publication of 'Otho's Funny Walk' in The Classical Quarterly, and to a number of more bizarre theories which remain unpublished!
All the years of experimentation with trompe l'oeil had an inevitable effect upon my approach to teaching as well as research. Throughout my career I have championed the importance of design in teaching materials – a handout should always be visually striking as well as full of useful content! – and more recently this has had an impact on my approach to online teaching.
Visually striking content tends to make material more memorable – and in an online teaching situation, this is very easy to achieve. Use of colour (sensible use of colour!) can make text easier to read for students who are dyslexic or partially sighted, so backgrounds are important.
Researching image and design feeds into how I have developed my teaching materials, through visually striking content (see below). I have made a lot of teaching materials freely available online on my website, both for the use of other tutors and for students to use as self-study materials, and I have developed similar visual resources to be made available to other tutors on module websites. However, my interest in visual design goes beyond teaching materials; it also informs my perception of online environments.
Introductory slides from 'Pietas and the Hero', an undergraduate Latin tutorial in which I use striking design and visual images to improve student understanding.
Across different platforms and systems, the notion of the online "room" persists: many synchronous set-ups have a "whiteboard" like a physical classroom, and there are usually functions which allow users to "raise hands" and to convey facial expressions by clicking an icon. These features convey a sense of familiarity, and even an equivalence with traditional teaching and learning contexts; yet this explicit connection is not without its problems. In a real room we expect to be able to see people and their expressions, whenever we want to (and not just when they choose to signal something); we derive clues about appropriate behaviour from the physical layout of the classroom and the position of the teacher in relation to the students; and we can be inspired by what we see around us, like posters on the walls and books on the shelves. None of these environmental cues is usually seen within the online "room"; but we persist in talking about room-like features, because the equivalence still matters to us. We intuitively relate to these "comfort cues"; they put us at ease, and even in a digital world they still matter to us – more, perhaps, than we realise.
This need for a sense of physical familiarity or equivalence links to the idea of embodiment, into which much research has been done over the last decade. Pseudo-physical cues offered by online "rooms" provide an anchoring mechanism for the learner's sense of self, and by extension, ideas of rooms and "home" spaces can be associated with safety and security.
Over the last three years, while studying the MA in Online and Distance Education, I have become interested in how online rooms reflect real rooms, and especially in the geo-phenomenological exploration of space and the affective meaning of place. Recent research suggests that an online "space" is abstract and can lead to participants feeling disconnected or lost, unless participants do something to change that "space" into a more realised "place". With my background in turning a blank wall into an imagined place, this was a problem which was bound to attract my attention!
The sense of being lost in an abstract space is something that I have attempted to tackle in my own use of online rooms, through visual images. Most recently, the facility which Adobe Connect offers to set a background to the movable chat and presentation windows has given me the opportunity to experiment with the 'affective meaning' of different background images. Through trial and error I found that stock background images had little effect upon student engagement. However, trompe l'oeil pictures giving the impression of a realistic study environment proved to be a talking point. They give my online "room" a welcoming feel to which students respond.
I have begun to use photographs of the bookshelves in my own study as the background to the online "room". Giving students a "guided tour" of my book collection (including the module books and set texts which students have on their own shelves) has been an entertaining ice-breaker for the first session of the module. Using the same image in subsequent sessions helps students to feel that they are stepping into a friendly and familiar environment in which they can chat without feeling disconnected.
My own tutorial 'room' background, a photograph of the actual room in which I sit while running online tutorials.
I have been working on encouraging other tutors and trainers to give more thought to the online environment, through providing useful trompe l'oeil images to use as backgrounds. This is an area in which I intend to do further research, because it has the potential to make a real difference to the quality of the student experience with very little work on the part of the tutor – so watch this space for updates!
While my current goal is to research trompe l'oeil and its role in teaching and learning, I do still paint walls; there are a few left in my house! Recent projects include the Impossible Library, a visual wish-list of books which once existed, but which have been lost to us over the centuries.
Not all my projects are classical, however; last year we built a part-constructed, part- trompe l'oeil Tardis – because who doesn't want their very own Tardis…?!
Here you can download Volume 1 in a series of books on the history of British interior design, written by me and based on my family home. This volume focuses on Victorian interiors – with lots of pictures! Volume 2 looks at Art Nouveau and Art Deco in the home, while the rest of the volumes… well, I haven't gotten around to writing them yet, but they're on my to-do list!
Click the link below the cover image to download the Volume 1 ebook as a pdf. This file is big, so it might take a while!


text:
Coin releases
Current: Ten facts about Australia's amazing Emu
Ten facts about Australia's amazing emu
On the day our Australian Map Shaped Coin Series – Emu 2012 1oz Silver Coin is launched, here are ten emu facts we hope you find fascinating.
The emu is the largest bird inhabiting the Australian continent.
One species exists today, although prior to European colonisation three other species occurred: the Tasmanian emu, the King Island emu and the Kangaroo Island emu.
The name emu is thought to be derived from an Arabic word for 'large bird' and later adopted by early Portuguese explorers.
The emu is part of a group known as ratites, which includes the Australian cassowary, from which it may have evolved.
Like other ratites, the emu has a 'keelless' breastbone and is therefore missing the part needed to anchor powerful flight muscles.
The flightless bird's long legs are extremely strong and fast, allowing it to sprint at over 30 miles per hour.
With no teeth emus swallow large pebbles to help their stomach grind up food.
The emu and the kangaroo were chosen for our Coat of Arms as they are the only two Australian animals that can't move backwards.
An emu egg can weigh about the same as 12 chicken eggs.
Emu egg shells have multiple layers ranging from an inner white layer through to a green outer layer, which led to Kalti Paarti – the art of carving emu eggs (see astonishing examples here).
Sep 14, 2021 Coin releases
Why is gold important at Diwali?
Known as the festival of lights, it is marked by millions of people in India as well as Hindu and other communities all over the world with candles, fireworks and gifts of gold.
Australia's lunar coins return with a roar in Year of the Tiger
The Perth Mint is delighted to unveil the Australian Lunar 2022 Year of the Tiger proof quality coin series.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
PT, OT Amounts Differ Among Stroke Patients During Hospital Stays
Apr 25, 2019 | Research & Development | 0 |
Medicare-covered stroke patients receive vastly different amounts of physical and occupational therapy during hospital stays despite evidence that such care is strongly associated with positive health outcomes, according to a study by Brown University researchers published in Physical Therapy.
The research team, led by Amit Kumar, an adjunct assistant professor at Brown's School of Public Health, analyzed Medicare claims data from 2010 for approximately 104,000 stroke patients. They found that 15% of patients received no physical therapy (PT) or occupational therapy (OT), while on average stroke patients received 2 hours of therapy during their hospital stay.
Some patients received almost 4 hours of therapy, but these tended to be patients with the longest hospital stays, Kumar adds.
"For stroke patients, rehabilitation services are one of the most important components in providing treatment after they are stabilized in the acute setting,"said Kumar, who is also an assistant professor of physical therapy at Northern Arizona University, in a media release from Brown University.
"This is the only treatment that helps patients regain activities for daily living, such as walking or using the restroom independently. So it's really important to start physical therapy and occupational therapy as early as possible."
The current study builds on additional work from the same group published previously in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. That study suggests that stroke patients who receive more PT—which helps patients restore movement to parts of the body affected by a stroke and regain functions such as walking, balancing or moving their arms—have lower risks of hospital readmission within a month after discharge, per the release.
Medicare patients diagnosed with an ischemic stroke—the most common type of stroke, which occurs when a brain artery becomes blocked, reducing blood flow—who received 75 minutes or more of PT while in the hospital were 14% less likely to be readmitted than those who received none. Even 30 minutes lowered the risk of readmission by 10%.
Yet the researchers found that the amount of OT, which focuses on helping patients to regain facility with everyday tasks such as getting dressed or using the restroom, had minimal impact on readmission risks.
Kumar believes that PT reduces the risk of hospital readmission two ways. One, it helps patients restore movement and regain the ability to accomplish tasks. Second, it allows physical and occupational therapists to play a role in planning for and preparing patients for the next stage of post-acute care—whether that is an inpatient rehabilitation facility, a skilled nursing facility, or the patient's home, with home health care assistance.
In the most recent study, in Physical Therapy, the research team found that 61.5% of stroke patients received both PT and OT services, 22% received only PT, 1.7% received only OT, and 15% received neither PT nor OT. For patients who received physical or occupational therapy, on average they received 14 more minutes of therapy for each additional day spent in the hospital.
Patients who were dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, indicative of more complex clinical needs and lower socioeconomic status, were 16% less likely to receive either rehabilitation service. Patients who had a feeding tube inserted, indicative of a severe stroke, were 53% less likely to receive rehabilitation services, the researchers suggest. The findings indicate a failure to provide rehabilitation care to patients with more complex needs and with more severe conditions, they state, in the release.
Patients treated in a hospital with more than 370 stroke patients a year were more likely to receive rehabilitation services but received 6 fewer minutes of therapy on average than those at hospitals with fewer than 124 stroke patients a year.
On the other hand, patients treated in a hospital with an inpatient rehabilitation unit were more likely to receive rehabilitation services and received 8 more minutes of therapy, on average. This indicates that financial incentives established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, such as bundled payment programs, appear to be effective at improving the coordination of acute and post-acute care and improving patient outcomes, Kumar suggests, the release continues.
In the first study, his team found that patients treated in a hospital with an inpatient rehabilitation unit were 8% less likely to be readmitted.
Now Kumar is looking at 2017 Medicare claims data for a variety of potentially disabling conditions including stroke, heart failure, joint replacement, and hip fracture to see if Medicare policy changes since 2010 have improved the amount of rehabilitation services patients receive. Kumar will also examine when rehabilitation services are initiated to see if that has an impact on patient outcomes.
Currently there are no clear guidelines for the timing and amount of rehabilitation services offered during hospital stays, Kumar says. And the current Medicare diagnostic-based reimbursement model for hospitals doesn't include metrics for patient functional status or rehabilitation services, which may disincentivize providers from recommending rehabilitation services, he adds.
Kumar suggests that a randomized controlled trial on the amount and timing of hospital rehabilitation services is necessary. The results of such a clinical trial could inform clear rehabilitation guidelines from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, a revised Medicare payment model and ultimately better patient outcomes.
[Source(s): Brown University, MedicalXPress]
PreviousSelect Medical's ReVital Cancer Rehab Program Expands to Washington
NextCold-Sensing Differences Could Lead to New Pain Relief Drugs
Concussion Diagnosis Depends on Brain's Ability to Process Sound, Scientists Discover
Potential Link Between Painful Knee OA in Women and Risk of Early Death
Playing Contact Sports During Youth May Increase Risk of Degenerative Disorder Later in Life
Diet, Exercise May Help Reduce Short-Term Onset of Knee Pain, Per Study


The Giants are adding to their pass rush by agreeing to terms with former Cardinals outside linebacker Markus Golden, a source confirmed to NorthJersey.com and USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey on Thursday night.
The 28-year-old Golden played under defensive coordinator James Bettcher in Arizona and registered a career-high 12.5 sacks in 2016. He tore his ACL in 2017 and returned last season, adjusting to a new defense in Arizona with Bettcher having joined the Giants.


text:
Q: Pyodide languagePluginLoader is not defined I have been using Pyodide to run some python in my website. It has been working up until recently, however now has begin giving this error,
Uncaught ReferenceError: languagePluginLoader is not defined
at 2347:162

Some searching has revealed that this method is deprecated in pyodide anyway
https://pyodide.org/en/stable/usage/api/js-api.html#globalThis.loadPyodide
and Insteasd of using languagePluginUrl I should  use loadPyodide.
I have no idea how to do this, I know nothing of js, only python,
My code is...
<script type="text/javascript">
    languagePluginLoader.then(() => {
    pyodide.loadPackage(['numpy']).then(() => {
        pyodide.runPython(`

    # My python code here

      `);
  });});

</script>

This used to work fine, so I think I just need to use the new method. Any help converting it to the new method appreciated - Thanks.

A: You're probably using a newer version of pyodide. Since 0.18.0, you should use loadPyodide with the pyodide base url instead, which gives the pyodide object in the callback:
const PYODIDE_BASE_URL = "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/pyodide/v0.18.0/full"

loadPyodide({ indexURL: PYODIDE_BASE_URL }).then((pyodide) => {
  globalThis.pyodide = pyodide      // you might also want to store pyodide globally so
                                    // so you can access anywhere in the scope
  pyodide.loadPackage(['numpy']).then(() => {
    pyodide.runPython(`
    # My python code here
  `);
});});

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


I used wscompile to generate a webservice starting from a correct WSDL.
Deploy went OK, but when I run the client class to test the service I got the following exception in server-side log.
<!-- partnerLinkType are automatically generated when a new portType is added. partnerLinkType are used by BPEL processes.
ant regenerating the service went OK.
I dunno if the problem was in the attribute name of binding operation or message part but now it works!
Yes, that could be the problem.Generally speaking, In future I would also suggest you to evaluate switching to JAX-WS.


Everyone will want to kiss this frog on Halloween! Kid's Frog Plush Green Toddler Costume is a beautiful green little frog featuring light plush, fully screen printed jumpsuit with detailed gloves and feet, and fully detailed hood with realistic eyes. Dress up and trick or treating will be a hopping good time in this adorable toddler's costume.Includes:• Plush jumpsuit with gloves, feet and detailed hoodMade in the USA. Special Shipping Information: This item ships separately from other items in your order.


While the population of Nova Scotia is declining in general, this does not mean a corresponding decline in the stress on water resources. Domestic, industrial, agricultural, and recreational uses for water are intensifying in parts of Nova Scotia. It is currently estimated that by 2026, the Halifax Regional Municipality and counties within a 90-minute commute of downtown Halifax will be home to almost 70 per cent of Nova Scotia's population. Sixty per cent of Nova Scotians rely on a municipal water system for their drinking water, while the other 40 per cent get their water privately – from a drilled or dug well, or a surface water source. The Nova Scotia Department of Environment released a Provincial Water Strategy -Water for Life- in December 2010. Actions addressing the issues of water conservation and efficiency are identified in the strategy.
Neither the federal nor Nova Scotian governments have a regulation for toilets at the point of sale.
Neither the federal nor Nova Scotian governments have a regulation for showerheads at the point of sale.
Neither the federal nor Nova Scotian governments have a regulation for urinals at the point of sale.
No, however they are equivalent.
As of June 1, 2011 the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations amended the National Plumbing Code of Canada to include a water conservation objective and are now more stringent than the national requirement; a water efficiency section adopted in the code set the following limits for plumbing fixtures in new construction - maximum flow rates of 6 litres for toilets and 3.8 litres for urinals; 9.5 Lpm for showerheads; 8.35 Lpm for lavatory faucets; 8.35 Lpm for kitchen faucets. However replacements of existing toilets and urinals are not subject to these standards.
The Nova Scotia Plumbing Code also adopts the specifications in the 2010 National Plumbing Code to allow non-potable sources to be used with dual plumbing within the home for fixtures other than sinks and faucets. Rainwater (referred to as storm sewage in the code) or greywater that is free of solids can be used for the flushing of toilets, urinals, or the priming of traps (section 7.1.5.3(2)). Greywater is not currently permitted for outdoor irrigation.
All non-potable water systems to comply with CSA B128.1-06 Design and Installation of Non-Potable Water Systems and CSA B128.3-10 Performance of Non-potable Water Treatment Systems and be certified by a professional engineer.
No, but the Province has identified this as an action to be completed within the next 3 years in its' Provincial Water Strategy (released December 2010).
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations signed Municipal Funding Agreements (MFA) with individual municipalities that define the terms and conditions under which the federal gas tax transfers funding flows to municipalities. As a requirement for funding, municipalities are expected to prepare and submit Integrated Community Sustainability Plans (ICSPs) by 2010.
An ICSP is a long-term strategic plan for municipalities. Developed in consultation with members of the community, it identifies goals for sustainability and provides direction for communities as they move into the future. While it also does not have a water conservation requirement, municipalities are encouraged to consider water in its planning and Nova Scotia has published guidelines for developing plans.
Yes, directly to homeowners but not generally to municipalities.
However, Nova Scotia has published rainwater harvesting guides for homeowners.
Rainwater Cisterns Best Practice Guide offers technical guidance for minimum volumetric capacity, piping and treatment requirements, and provides costs estimates on a volumetric basis.
Rain Barrel Best Practice Guide outlines the benefits of rain barrels for outdoor watering and includes design recommendations.
No, but water conservation objectives are included in Water for Life: Nova Scotia's Water Resource Management Strategy.


John Whaite won the third series of The Great British Bake Off. He studied at the Le Cordon Bleu, though his love of food came from learning at his mother's knee. He is resident chef on ITV's Lorraine and presenter of ITV's Chopping Block. He has his own cookery school, John Whaite's Kitchen.


Travel packages compiled and provided by other tour operators accredited in Belgium and abroad (hotel + flight, hotel + flight + transfer + foreign travel).
1. Our general conditions apply to any offer from us as a travel intermediary as defined by the Belgian law of 16 February 1994 governing the staging agreement and through travel.
Under consumer any individual, non-commercial purpose, acquires or uses marketed products or services.
2. These conditions comply with the general conditions of travel of the trip conflicts Committee and the same guarantees. These Terms and Conditions have been modeled by the Terms established travel.
3. The offer is valid only in Belgium. For all other countries, the order requested. If you enter an address in another country, we may refuse your order.
4. To place an order, you must be 18 years minimum. If you do not have 18 years, we ask you to place the order by your parents or legal guardian. If we notice that an order has been placed by a minor, we are able to refuse it.
If we find an order is placed by a minor, we can refuse this command.
Registration for children's camps abroad, must be made by the parent or legal guardian. Entries made by the child himself will be refused.
5. Place an order on the website includes the acceptance of our general conditions that are always available on the website.
6. If you order online, we provide together with the confirmation of the order or at the latest at the time of delivery a copy of our general terms in a format that you can save or print. We recommend also to always do so.
7. If special conditions apply in addition to the general conditions, the above also applies to these specific conditions. If our terms and conditions were inconsistent with these terms and conditions, you may, as a consumer, you invoke the text is the most advantageous.
The helmet changes in certain data clearly, in writing and before conclusion of the contract to the attention of the traveler; this explicit reference in the brochure. We reserve the right to correct errors. Despite all the attention that has been devoted to the preparation of this brochure or web site, it is possible that a misprint crept in. Leave always confirm prices and additional services.
The case of mutually agreed changes between us and the passenger.
We can for some and / or indefinite withdraw all or a portion of our trip promotions.
2. We always give the fullest and most accurate description of what we sell and conduct of the ordering process. The description will always be detailed enough to allow you a proper assessment. If we use the images, they will be an accurate reflection of the goods and / or services offered. However, to err is human and if we clearly wrong, the sale may be canceled.
3. To book a hotel, travel or child camp, you create a personal account. Your e-mail address, name, date of birth, the standard billing and shipping addresses, phone number and mobile. These data are necessary for a valid reservation.
Before booking, you get a summary of the package chosen. Then we ask you to create an account or login if you already have an account. When booking you must also specify a geographic address. We will send to that address given, the necessary travel documents. As a final step before payment of travel (see Section 8).
4. Your book is a comprehensive and final agreement between us once we confirm your order by e-mail and once we receive your credit card payment transaction or reeled see approval received by the issuer the map.
We accept the payment methods such as Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, bank transfer. If the issuer of your card refuses to grant payment to us, we can not be held responsible for delays in delivery and / or non-delivery of your order. Orders without valid payment to the registered holder will not be accepted subcontracted.
5. We will always keep us legal provisions on the order confirmation.
6. If the traveler does not receive confirmation of order, it can be assumed that the trip, the hotel or the children's camp was not booked. The traveler in this case entitled to a refund of amounts already paid.
7. For travel, camp or reservation for children, you create a personal account. The following information should be specified. These data are necessary for a valid reservation.
8. Choose the offer. In the last step, you get a preview page, you agree to our Terms of Sale and confirm your payment by pressing the button with the caption "hotel reservation", "travel books" or "books camp children. "Once you have completed these steps, your purchase will be final.
The right of cancellations of 14 days at a distance selling does not apply to housing services, transport catering or leisure. Section 47 of the Act does not apply. You can not abandon your reservation without charge.
For reservations for cancellation policy see Article 9 of these Terms and Conditions.
1. During the period mentioned in our offer, we do not change our price except for any adjustments made to changes in VAT rates.
2. Our prices include all taxes, VAT, taxes and services.You'll therefore no bad surprise.Les costs such as the collection of local taxes and the spa must be paid locally. They are therefore not included.
c) the costs of certain services and taxes.
If conditions are met, this will lead to such changes as well as a price reduction.
4. The price as shown in the order confirmation will be increased in any case within 20 calendar days before the departure date.
5. If the increase exceeds 10% of the overall price, the traveler may terminate the contract without compensation. You are entitled to an immediate refund of all sums already paid to us. Reimbursement will be made into the account used when ordering.
1. Booking of your trip, you must pay an advance on the payment amount. This amount is specified in the Special Conditions.
2. If you are unable to pay the deposit, we will notify you to blame for this. If you are still unable to pay the deposit, we reserve the right to terminate the contract with you by law, where the costs are borne by you.
3. If you ask for confirmation and / or receive travel documents, you must pay the total amount at least one month before the departure date, unless otherwise stated.
4. We can only accept payment through the payment modules on our website.
5. To ensure secure online payment and security of your personal data, transaction data is encrypted with SSL technology on the Internet.
To pay with SSL, you do not need special software. You can recognize a secure SSL connection to the "lock" in the bottom of your browser's status bar.
1. You can, before the trip, give your trip to third. This third party must comply with all conditions of the concluded contract. You must notify us in time using the following address: Maurice Decraenestraat 8, 8553 Otegem or info@3ptravel.be. You carry that responsibility to myself.
2. A late transfer is not accepted. The transfer should in any case 14 days before the effective date of the opening of the children's camp, the trip or stay are transferred to the hotel. Transfers are not addressed during the weekend.
3. You as the seller and the third (the transferee) are jointly and severally liable for payment of the total trip cost and the cost of the transfer. If the transferee backup at the last minute, we can still appeal to you to pay the full amount.
4. If you make other changes already booked the trip, we may charge above the necessary costs.
1. If before the start, one of the essential elements of the contract can not be done, we inform you as soon as possible. We will also inform in this case the possibility to terminate the contract without charge, unless you have accepted the changes.
2. You must confirm as soon as possible whether you agree with the changes. Your decision should be taken in each case before departure.
3. If you have accepted the changes, we will send you a new order confirmation with new travel arrangements and an indication of the impact on the price.
Or you can accept a new offer of a journey of equivalent or higher quality, without having to pay extra. If the trip is of inferior quality, we will refund the price difference as soon as possible.
Or you can request a refund of any sums paid and under the contract.
We cancel the trip because the minimum number of travelers stipulated in the contract and necessary for the implementation of the trip, was not achieved. You will be informed at least 15 calendar days before the departure date in writing.
We need to cancel the trip of force majeure (transportation not included). There to force majeure when unusual and unforeseeable circumstances which are beyond our control and whose consequences despite all precautions could not be avoided.
3. You may at any time terminate the contract in whole or in part. To do this you, however, to compensate for the damage that we are suffering because of the termination. The tax is determined by the special conditions, but can not exceed the actual cost of the trip.
1. We hope that the journey is always correctly and all terms are made. However, it may happen that, due to certain conditions, part of the path can not be performed. In this case, we will take all necessary measures so that we can offer you appropriate and free alternatives so that your trip without further delay can still be.
2. If there is a difference with the original travel plan, we suggest you to compensate.
3. When such arrangements are impossible or if you do not accept the alternative valid reasons, we will provide an equivalent transport that takes you back to the starting place and, if necessary, you indemnify.
4. The above provisions are not made applications for bookings on Web sites to which reference is made through our website. The reservation of these services is entirely the responsibility of the specified service.
1. We are responsible for the proper execution of the contract, according to the expectations you may have under the terms of the contract organization travel, and to the obligations under the contract, regardless of whether such obligations are to be performed by himself same or other service providers.
2. We are not responsible for the booking of rental cars, airline tickets or parking, made by the websites referenced on our site. The reservation of these services is entirely the responsibility of the specified service.
3. We are for negligence of our representatives or agents in the performance of their duties, responsible. Also for our own negligence and for our own actions we take the necessary responsibility.
4. If an international treaty applies to a travel contract included in the service, our liability is excluded or limited in accordance with this Convention.
5. As far as the tour operator does not run itself the services provided in the travel contract, our liability for material damages and compensation for loss of enjoyment of travel is limited to a maximum of twice the price.
for the rest, Article 18 and 19 of the Law of 16 February 1994.
6. Responsibility of the traveler. The traveler meets caused to the organizer and / or mediator, his employees and / or their representatives, through his own fault or as a result of non-performance of its contractual obligations. The fault is assessed by reference to the normal behavior of a traveler.
1. Our website, logos, texts, photographs, names and in general all our communications are protected by intellectual property rights owned by us, our suppliers or other copyright holders.
2. It is prohibited to use and / or make changes to intellectual property rights as described in this article. It is donations copied or reproduced drawings, photographs, names, text, logos, color combinations, etc ... without our express prior written permission.
1. In case of dispute, we must first try to reach a mutually amicable settlement.
2. If this attempt at settlement failed within 3 months, each of the parties may apply to the conciliation secretariat cell ASBL Travel Disputes Committee to initiate a conciliation procedure. All parties have to agree.
3. The secretariat will provide parties an information brochure, reconciliation regulations and a "reconciliation agreement". Once the parties concerned have completed and signed the agreement (together or separately), and as soon as each party has paid an amount of 50 euros, the conciliation procedure will be initiated.
4. In accordance with the simple procedure described in the regulations, an impartial conciliator will contact the parties to pursue a fair balance between them.
5. The agreement reached will eventually officially recorded in a binding agreement.
1. It goes without saying that we hope that our customers are always satisfied at 100%. If however you were to have complaints about our services, you can contact us via our contact page on our website or email us at info@3ptravel.be.
We strive to process your claim within 14 working days.
Complaints during the execution of the contract must be on site as soon as possible, inform appropriately and convincingly, to seek a solution.
Before that, he must - in that order - contact a representative of the tour operator or a representative of the travel agent or directly to the travel agent, or, finally, directly to the tour operator.
if a complaint has not been satisfactorily resolved or passengers can file a complaint, he must at the latest one month after the end of the travel contract with the 3P Travel Maurice Decraenestraat 8, 8553 Otegem, Belgium or against receipt, file a complaint.
2. Belgian law applies to all agreements entered into with our customers, regardless of their place of residence. The courts of the district of Dendermonde are competent to take cognizance of all disputes or choice of ENplus (??), any competent court according to the rules of the Judicial Code. If another law should apply, for reasons of international law, the Belgian law on market practices and consumer protection prevail in the interpretation of these terms.
3. In addition to our own complaints procedure, you can go from 1 June 2015 for extrajudicial consumer disputes the Consumer Ombudsman ( COD). This service can provide information especially about your rights as a consumer.


The conference will celebrate PIUG's 30th Anniversary of existence and will feature world-renowned experts on patent information for technology research and planning, for legal organizations, for patent offices and for overall corporate IP management (technology licensing and related activities). The conference will include many opportunities for discussion and part of the activities on the Tuesday of the conference will be dedicated to visiting the exhibit hall to learn about the new patent information tools and developments within the industry. Many professionally enriching workshops will also be held in conjunction with this conference (before, during and after the technical sessions).
Attendees typically have a professional, scientific, economic or technical interest in patents and represent a multitude of organizations including corporations, universities, government agencies, non-government organizations and non-profit organizations. Previous conferences over the last four years that were held in Atlanta, Georgia; Vancouver, Washington; Lombard, Illinois; and Garden Grove, California. Each drew around two hundred attendees from all over the world including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States. We expect over 250 attendees in 2018.
Join us for a truly great conference to meet others with a professional interest in patent information within a block of the USPTO. This is the second year that we will be utilizing an enhanced Meeting App which we purchased from Crowd Compass. Instructions for downloading will be found HERE when available along with instructions for building your personal schedule and helpful tips. The app itself also contains instructional pages within its design. The app will be used for sending push notifications during the conference in order to keep the schedule current and notify you of important announcements from PIUG while in Alexandria and conference related announcements afterwards.
Registration is now open. The deadline for Early-bird registration has been extended to March 23, 2018, after which rates will increase. Rates are available by clicking details under the PIUG 2018 Annual Conference on the PIUG Calendar Page. Hotel information is available on the Travel Page. Negotiated rates will end on April 12, 2018 at 5:00 PM EDT so book now!
We are excited to announce the keynote speaker for the 2018 Annual Conference: Joseph Matal, Formerly Performed the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Joseph Matal provides leadership and oversight to one of the largest intellectual property offices in the world, with over 12,000 employees and an annual budget of over $3 billion. Mr. Matal also serves as the principal advisor to the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on domestic and international intellectual property policy matters.


text:
Privacy and More
DRUGS AND MEDICATIONS CENTER
Find a Drug
My Medicine
Interaction Checker
Find a Vitamin
VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS CENTER
Find a Vitamin or Supplement
Vitamin Lifestyle Guide
Assess Your Vitamin Needs
FIRST AID RESOURCES
First Aid Home
First Aid Kit & Wound Care
First Aid Mobile
The display and use of drug information on this site is subject to express terms of use.
By continuing to view the drug information, you agree to abide by such terms of use.
Help | No Text on Pill?
The display and use of drug information on this site is subject to express terms of use. By continuing to view the drug information, you agree to abide by such terms of use.
How to Identify a Pill
By Evan Starkman
Medically Reviewed by Joshua Conrad, PharmD on November 8, 2021
How Do You Use WebMD's Pill Identifier?
Found a stray pill in your medicine cabinet? Have a loved one who mixed up a couple of their meds by mistake? There are plenty of reasons you might wonder, "What pill is this?"
WebMD's Pill Identifier can help you put a name to an unknown medication. It identifies prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) meds that you take in solid form by mouth, like tablets and capsules.
Simply enter some basic details about the pill, and the Identifier tells you what it might be. It shows you a list of close matches, or it singles out an exact possible match. Each result includes a pill's picture, its brand and generic names, strength (dose), and other info.
The Pill Identifier helps you spot FDA-approved medications only. It doesn't identify dietary supplements (for example, most vitamins and herbals), illegal drugs, or drugs from outside the United States.
What Are the Ways to Identify a Prescription or OTC Medication?
You can enter one or more of these details into The Pill Identifier:
The pill's color
Its shape
Its imprint code (the text imprinted on or carved into the pill)
The imprint code is the most important detail, and it's often the only information you need to narrow your search down to a single result. Since people may interpret the color of a pill differently, sometimes you might find it helpful to remove the color from your search and just enter the imprint code with or without the shape.
These same details can help your pharmacist identify a pill. The pharmacist might also check the pill's size and coating, and they might look for line-shaped markings on it called scores.
What Do Numbers or Letters on a Pill Mean?
The numbers, letters, or other text that you see on a pill are its "imprint code," a feature that helps you identify it. The FDA requires most OTC and prescription drug tablets and capsules to have an imprint. This code -- combined with the pill's size, color, and shape -- helps you tell it apart from other medications.
A pill's imprint code can be made up of any single letter or number, or any combination of letters, numbers, marks, or symbols. It might include words, the drugmaker's name, or other details. Once a drugmaker submits a pill's imprint code to the FDA, the agency stores it in a database that health care professionals can access.
The FDA encourages drugmakers to include a letter or a number in a drug's imprint code because those digits can help health care workers identify a pill more easily than a symbol or logo alone, the agency says. Being able to quickly ID a pill can save someone's life during a medical emergency, like an accidental overdose or drug poisoning, when every second counts.
Still, the FDA does exempt certain approved drugs from needing an imprint. It considers making exemptions for reasons like:
The physical qualities of the pill make an imprint impossible.
Health workers give people the pill in a controlled health care setting, like a doctor's office.
The drug isn't meant for a patient to take on their own.
How Do You Find a Pill Imprint Code?
You'll find the code directly on the pill. Check the front and the back because some drugs have an imprint code on both sides. If you're using the Pill Identifier to look up a pill that has a code on the front and the back, you can enter the code from both sides into the tool.
Why Do Some Pills Containing the Same Drug Have Different Imprints ?
Different imprint codes can help you tell apart one company's version of a drug from another's. Drug companies sometimes make the same kind of medicine. They might make it in varying strengths or by using different inactive ingredients.
Different imprint codes can also help you distinguish between higher and lower doses of a drug made by one company.
Also, sometimes multiple generic companies buy the drug from the same manufacturer and put their own packaging on it. But the main ingredient and strength of the pill will be the same.
Can Several Drugs Have the Same Imprint ?
Pills can have the same imprint, but each drug's overall appearance -- the combination of their size, shape, color, and imprint -- needs to be unique from all other drugs. That way, each one can be correctly identified. For example, several different pills have the imprint code "N" but differences in the combination of their physical features can help you tell them apart.
If you can't find a match in the Pill Identifier, make sure you're reading the imprint correctly. For example, a "Z" might look like an "N" if you're reading it from the wrong angle. The same goes for "6" and "9." Or try different combinations with characters that look alike, such as "1," "I" (uppercase i), and "l" (lower case L). Always compare the pill in hand with the image in the Pill Identifier results to confirm that they match, even if the Pill Identifier only gives one result.
What if a Pill Has No Imprint?
There could be a few reasons why a pill doesn't have an imprint.
For one, it's possible a pill's imprint code could wear away over time.
If that's not what happened, the pill in question might not be an FDA-approved drug. A pill without an imprint code could be a:
Illegal drug
Medication from a foreign country
Still, some FDA-approved drugs are exempted from the agency's imprint code rule.
Why Do Some Tablets Have a Line in the Middle?
Some pills have a shallow notch cut into the surface of the tablet. The notch is called a "score." It shows you where you can split or cut a tablet. Some tablets have one score mark. Others have more than one. Some tablets don't have any score marks, which means it may be unsafe to cut them.
Only split a tablet if your pharmacist or doctor tells you to do it and explains how. They might have you split your pills to change the dose of your medication. Or they might recommend it to help you save money, since certain double-strength tablets cost about as much as lower-dose versions.
If your doctor or pharmacist tells you to split your tablets, ask them if you should use a device called a "tablet splitter" or a "pill cutter." It can help you make sure you get the correct dose. Still, a tablet splitter isn't guaranteed to be the right tool for the job, because some pills have a unique size or shape. Check with your doctor or pharmacist first.
Only split the tablet that you're about to take. Don't cut them all at once because things like heat, humidity, and moisture can affect split tablets that you keep stored.
If you start taking a different brand of the same medication, ask your doctor or pharmacist if it's safe to split the new tablet. It might've been made differently from your old brand, and if so, there's a chance it might not be safe to split.
Who Can I Call to Identify a Pill?
If you've mixed up your pills and you need to sort them out, your best option is to call your pharmacist. They should be able to look up the pills by their color, shape, and imprint code. They also have access to your medication records to help.
If you think that someone's taken an overdose or has been accidentally poisoned by an unknown pill, call 911 or contact your local poison center through a toll-free helpline at 800-222-1222.
As a rule, you should never take pills that you find laying around or that haven't been prescribed to you, even if you identify them. You have no way of knowing what else they've come into contact with, if they've been tampered with, or if they've been stored properly. If needed, see our article on how to dispose of prescription drugs.
View Sources
FDA: "CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21," "Best Practices for Tablet Splitting."
Pharmacy Times: "The Evolution of Imprint Identification."
npj Digital Medicine: "Fast and accurate medication identification."
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital: "Reducing Medication Costs."
Health Resources & Services Administration: "Poison Centers."
Which Prescription Drugs Are Commonly Abused
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the three classes of prescription drugs that are often abused include: Opioids used to treat pain Central nervous system (CNS) depressants, such as benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, Ativan, Klonopin), used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders Stimulants, such as amphetamine and dextroamphetamine (Adderall) or methylphenidate (Concerta, Daytrana, Methylin, Ritalin) used to treat attention deficit disorder and narcolepsy (a sleep disorder). READ MORE
Today on WebMD
Medications That Make You Tired
Common culprits and what you can do.
Pharmacy and Medication Tips
Things to remember when you fill your prescription.
Tips for dealing with them.
Reading Medicine Labels
How to make sense of them.
Things That Can Affect Your Medication
Do I Need to Change My Type 2 Diabetes Medication?
Medicines That Can Cause Headaches
Is Your Medication Causing Dry Eye?
Erectile Dysfunction Meds: Make Them Work Better
What Medicines Can Make Your Blood Sugar Spike?
ADHD Drug Side Effects in Adults
Drugs to Treat Cancer Pain


For inquiries regarding a wedding, event or function at our venue, please fill out the form below. We typically respond within 48 business hours. Thank You.
1. Do you have decor for rent?
We have different types of decor which is available for rental as well as a few items which are free of charge. Click on the link to see what is available.
2. On our wedding day, what time may we start setting up?
Your wedding package includes the venue from Friday at 12h00 until Sunday at 12h00. If you would like to book for a longer period, that can be arranged at our daily rate per person (depending on the accommodation you have chosen).
3. Is there a cost associated with the bridal suite?
It is included in the wedding package. The Bridal party gets to enjoy the full use of the exquisite Manor House and the Hamperdown Cottage for the duration of the wedding. They also get the exclusive use of the Bridal Dressing Suite and the Groom's room in the Hamperdown Cottage or Manor House.
4. Will you be the wedding co-ordinator for the whole weekend?
I will only be the wedding co-ordinator for the church service and reception – until the formalities are completed. I can, however, be the wedding co-ordinator for the whole weekend at a discussed and agreed rate. Myself and a staff member will then be on site for the duration of the wedding weekend. We will communicate with your vendors and guests, so that you are not responsible for keeping the timeline flowing. We can also arrange a second package wherein I plan your entire wedding for you. Rates for this can be discussed separately.
5. How many guests can the Shed accommodate?
6. What is the average time couples have their ceremony start?
Average time is 3pm ‑ 5pm in summer and 2.30pm – 4pm in winter.
7. What does the Wedding Package include?
The venue (The Shed – see the detailed list of everything included), Chapel, Manor House & Hamperdown Cottage for the Bridal Party, Bridal suite and grooms room.
8. Do you have lawn games available?
Yes, we rent them out for R1000 p/day for three games – Giant Jenga, Lawn Croquet and Bocce.
9. Does the music stop at midnight?
Yes it does, but it can be extended at an overtime hourly rate of R650 p/h.
10. Will you be there until after midnight if the party would like to carry on?
Yes I will, but I charge R650-00 p/h overtime.
11. Transportation: Is there a shuttle service available for the guests not staying on Springgrove Estate to get to their respective guest houses in Lothair, Amsterdam and Chrissiesmeer?
Yes there is. The rate to be discussed when booking the shuttle. The shuttle must be booked and paid for at least one week prior to the wedding.
12. If I reserve a date, do I pay a deposit?
Yes you do. Bookings are only secured by the payment of a deposit equal to 50% of the quotation. A deposit is refundable only if written cancellation is received by no later than 180 days prior to the event. An administration fee of 5% will be levied to cover work completed prior to the cancellation of the event.
13. Is there a breakage deposit?
Yes, R5000 which is refunded within 7 days after the wedding. A detailed list of breakages will be attached to your deposit slip.
14. Can we schedule a tour?
Yes you can. Please contact me for details.
15. Is the music included in the price?
No, we have an in-house DJ who will charge you for his services and will supply all sound equipment – including the slide show (if you would like one). Contact him directly.
16. Can you arrange live music?
Yes we can. It is to be arranged and quoted separately. Please contact me for details of the artist.
17. Do you have a liquor license?
No we don't. We have applied for one. Please contact us for details of when it will be ready and how we can assist you if your wedding or function is booked before we get it.


text:
Lodges & Tented Lodges
Ngorongoro Farm House
Tloma Lodge
Farm House Valley
Kitela Lodge
Kahawa House
Tented Lodges
Maramboi Tented Lodge
Burunge Tented Lodge
Lake Masek Tented Lodge
Kambi ya tembo
Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
Mara Mara Tented Lodge
Lahia Tented Lodge
Mara Under Canvas
Ndutu Under Canvas
Kati Kati Tented Camp
Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp
Ndutu Kati Kati Tented Camp
Ngorongoro Highlands
Tanzania awaits you
A genuine garden of Eden
When at last you arrive at the highest point of the hillsides of the Ngorongoro crater, a garden of Eden on Earth opens up at your feet. You will never have seen anything quite like it, so much life one single space. For this this Maasai, who arrived here two thousand years ago called it el-Nkoronkoro "Gift of life"
The crater forms part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, in 1979 it was declared a World Heritage site by Unesco. It covers an area of 8000 km2 and where the Oldupai Gorge can be found, an important site for the investigation of the evolution of the human species.
In Ngorongoro one can find hippopotamus the springs of Ngoitoktok, flamingos in lake Magadi and even large herds of elephants. The abundance of water and pastures allow the presence of wildebeest, zebras, buffaloes, Grant gazelles, different antelopes, wild boar and of course large predators such as lions, hyenas and jackals. There are still around 30 black rhinoceros which is specially protected as it is a very threatened species.
The weather in tanzania
Average Temperaturel: 20º
Temperatures range: 30º / 10º
Dry Season: From June to October
Wet Season: From November to May
Tanzanian wildlife
Antelopes
Impalas
Special lodgings in excepcional sceneries
Ngorongoro & Surroundings
Follow the trail when it's still warm
With our Mobile Camps always be in the middle of the action
Get on!
Places of interest and activities in Ngorongoro
Empakai Crater
Incredible surroundings which are approximately a 40 minute walk down and a one hour climb back up from where it's possible to see thousands of flamingos on the edge of the lake. Very recommendable, not only for the view of the lake from the top of the hillsides but the views once in the interior of the cone.
This area of apparently boundless meadows extends between the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti National Park to the west of the Great Rift Valley. Between December and May it becomes a "hotspot" of the great migration, with thousands of herbivore feeding on the green grasses after the first rains. The sacred mountain of the Maasai called Oldonyo Lengai is located in the area.
The crater is one of the largest volcanic calderas in the world. Its walls have created a natural barrier which concentrates a unique ecosystem concentrates with open meadows, acacia forests and humid areas and swamps. More than 25.000 animals concentrate in its 200 square kilometres.
VISIT THE NGORONGORO CRATER
TREKKING IN THE EMPAKAI CRATER
SAFARI ON FOOT IN THE NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA
Tanganyika Wilderness Camps
Agents Zone
Oljoro Road, Arusha, Tanzania.
reservations@tanganyikawildernesscamps.com
info@twctanzania.com
Leave us your mail or phone in the above form and one of our agents will call you.


text:
package com.googlecode.future;

/**
 * Exception thrown when calling get on a {@link FutureResult} or {@link FutureAction} that is not
 * complete.  The FutureResult which is not complete is included in the exception. If the result is
 * not available due to some unresolved dependency on another FutureResult then the nested cause
 * may contain another IncompleteResultException.
 *
 * @author Dean Povey
 *
 */
public class IncompleteResultException extends RuntimeException {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    private final Future<?> future;

    public IncompleteResultException(Future<?> future, String message) {
        super(message);
        this.future = future;
    }

    public IncompleteResultException(Future<?> future) {
        this.future = future;
    }

    public IncompleteResultException(Future<?> future, Throwable cause) {
        this(future);
        initCause(cause);
    }

    public IncompleteResultException(Future<?> future, String message, Throwable cause) {
        this(future, message);
        initCause(cause);
    }

    public Future<?> getFuture() {
        return future;
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Q: kubernetes pod creation pending I am using the fabric8.io java client for kubernetes to create and manage containers. Although when a pod is created I get the following status
{
  "kind": "Pod",
  "apiVersion": "v1",
  "metadata": {
    "name": "podName",
    "generateName": "podName-",
    "namespace": "podNameSpace",
    "selfLink": "",
    "uid": "d3d07626-825f-11e5-96f2-005056976c6f",
    "resourceVersion": "3158514",
    "creationTimestamp": "2015-11-03T19:19:39Z",
    "labels": {
      "name": ""
    },
    "annotations": {
      ""
    }
  },
  "spec": {
    "containers": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "image": "",
        "resources": {},
        "terminationMessagePath": "/dev/termination-log",
        "imagePullPolicy": "IfNotPresent"
      }
    ],
    "restartPolicy": "Always",
    "dnsPolicy": "ClusterFirst"
  },
  "status": {
    "phase": "Pending"
  }

When I try to read the logs for this pod using curl -X GET masterUrl/namespaces/namespace/pods/podName it doesnt return anything. How can I see the logs to see why the status is pending?

A: You can get events from /api/v1/events and filter for items in that list with an involvedObject which matches the Pod (e.g. same uid).
Then sort the events by most recent lastTimestamp.  The reason, message, and source fields of the latest event should give you a hint about what is going on.
That's how it do it if I needed to do it from a java client.
If you just need to debug the current problem, it might be faster to just do kubectl describe pod podName, which also shows recent events for the pod.


text:
« The Discovery Institute's "Scientific Dissent from Darwinism" not so scientific
Bird versus chameleon »
Democrats throw shade on Ilhan Omar for antisemitism
I couldn't resist a HuffPo clickbaity title. Forgive me.
This story was on many right-wing websites yesterday, but I refrained from posting about it (though I shouldn't have to given the copious documentation). Now, however, the New York Times has picked the story up, and also reported a fillip: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has spanked Ilhan Omar for Omar's antisemitism.
You can read the article below. In short, the brand-new Congresswoman Omar has a history of antisemitic statements and tweets, including supporting the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement and issuing tweets like this (I believe she deleted it after an uproar):
I believe, but don't know for sure, that Omar—and perhaps her colleague Rashida Tlaib—are not just Muslims but Islamists, dedicated to spreading their faith more widely.
Regardless, see this NYT article for more criticisms, but also for the claim (on February 1) that Democratic leaders were still standing by Omar as well as Tlaib, who not only favors BDS but the genocidal "one state solution".
Well, last week Omar went too far. Read on:
Here's Omar, in response to a tweet by the odious Glenn Greenwald, saying that Republicans defend Israel (and criticize Omar) only because they're being paid off by those usurious Jews ("Benjamins" are $100 bills, bearing the likeness of Benjamin Franklin):
It's all about the Benjamins baby 🎶 https://t.co/KatcXJnZLV
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 10, 2019
When Omar was asked exactly which Jews were paying off Republicans, she gave this response:
AIPAC! https://t.co/UdzaFUEfrh
Well, AIPAC is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and as the New York Times notes, "Aipac does not contribute to political campaigns, but its large-scale conferences and congressional trips to Israel have long drawn enthusiastic and bipartisan participation."
Even Chelsea Clinton clapped back at Omar (LOL) for this:
Please learn how to talk about Jews in a non-anti-Semitic way. Sincerely, American Jews. https://t.co/qo3BU2Pqgn
— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) February 11, 2019
Co-signed as an American. We should expect all elected officials, regardless of party, and all public figures to not traffic in anti-Semitism.
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) February 11, 2019
As is so often the case with the "progressive" anti-semites, though, Omar blamed the fracas on the GOP: it was a right-wing smear:
👋🏽 Chelsea – I would be happy to talk. We must call out smears from the GOP and their allies. And I believe we can do that without criticizing people for their faith.
I look forward to building an inclusive movement for justice with you. 💪🏽 https://t.co/EGA9NQfBCi
All this became too much for the Democratic leadership, and, one by one, Democrats have been calling out Omar for her hateful views. Today five house Democratic leaders issued the statement below, tweeted by Pelosi after she had a "conversation" with Omar. I can only imagine how that trip to the woodshed went, but the statement below stands by itself as an explicit indictment of Omar's anti-semitism.
In our conversation today, Congresswoman Omar and I agreed that we must use this moment to move forward as we reject anti-Semitism in all forms. https://t.co/UpZA3DNgQs pic.twitter.com/1Z6rH65e3M
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 11, 2019
As the Times wrote:
. . . what distinguished the events of Sunday and Monday from earlier controversies around Ms. Omar was the willingness of Democrats to join in.
Ms. Omar had been trying to distance herself from a 2012 comment on Twitter in which she said Israel had been hypnotizing the world to look past its actions in Gaza. She expressed regret for trafficking in an anti-Semitic trope, which she said was unwitting. And she had reached out to Jewish Democrats to make amends.
But her latest comments made some question the authenticity of her contrition.
Let us be clear here: Omar was never contrite. Nor are Tlaib or Ocasio-Cortez. They'll simply keep a low profile for now, as their power in their own party (and their re-electability) will be compromised if they continue going after the Jews.
Yet these young progressives are simply sharing the sentiments of their progressive peers that Israel is a monster compared with Palestine, that BDS is a good way to go after Israel, and that we really need that one-state solution, which of course will eliminate Israel after a lot of killing. This is what you get when you ignore the bigotry of the Democratic Socialists.
It's ironic, but completely understandable, that "congresswomen of color", who should be dedicated to inclusivity, have decided to exclude the one group that has been scapegoated for millennia: the Jews. Yes, Omar et al. are going to mute themselves (if they're able to!), but they will not change where they stand.
People have been urging these three Congresswomen to restrain themselves on other fronts, saying that they need to cut back a bit on their unrealistic desire to transform America instantly. Well, I share many of their goals, including higher taxes on the wealthy, an increase in capital gains taxes, universal medical care, and a serious effort to cut the usage of fossil fuels and stem global warming.
Yes, they need to proceed a bit slowly there, as that transformation is not going to happen overnight. But what they can do now is to stop dissing the Jews.
UPDATE: Omar hasn't apologized, but issued the following tweet:
Listening and learning, but standing strong 💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/7TSroSf8h1
I have three responses:
1.) This is NOT a real apology; it's the usual palaver that "my intention is not to offend Jews" and such. Well, maybe it wasn't her intention to offend, but it was her intention to do down the Jews. And it's not an apology that recognizes the offensive nature of her remarks; it simply says, "You've misconstrued my intent."
2.) Omar didn't apologize but says she is "listening and learning". What that means, I suspect is that she's learning how to be antisemitic in a more subtle way.
3.) But note as well the lists of lobbyists who are "problematic", lumping AIPAC with the NRA. Fine, but where are CAIR and the other Muslim lobbying groups? Are they not "problematic" too?
Coda: Chelsea Clinton got attacked for using the phrase "as an American" above, which apparently shows her "white fragility." The Nazi-punching Dan Arel also makes a guest appearance as the Antifa Retweeter (h/t: Grania):
This entry was written by whyevolutionistrue and posted on February 11, 2019 at 2:00 pm and filed under anti-semitism, politics. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.	Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.
kelskye
Posted February 11, 2019 at 2:09 pm | Permalink
You'd think that "as an American" would be the perfect phrasing for someone who is American to refer to an interest of national politics.
This trend of criticising phrasing as being secret racism / sexism / homophobia / transphobia / etc. is one of the most intellectually dishonest and vapid uses of social media. Not only is it trying to make something out of nothing, it's utterly irrelevant to the topic at hand.
DrBrydon
If what Clinton said is racist, then the word literally has no meaning any more.
Nicolaas Stempels
Exactly, I cannot make any sense of Ms Anoa.
Is she American? If not, does she think all 'Americans' are white? Or what?
Well, yes, the USA has a long history -and an ongoing one- of racism, but I do not see how identifying as 'an American' can therefore be construed as racism, particularly in a tweet that is in essence an affirmation of anti-racism.
Douglas E
Like many, I had never heard of Changa. A quick google showed me that she is not someone who I would bother to respond to if I was Clinton.
Heather Hastie
To me it says that Anoa is the one with the problem – she sees a refugee who has become a USian as somehow less than one who was born there. She's projecting her own prejudices onto Clinton imo.
GreenPoisonFrog
Posted February 13, 2019 at 12:34 am | Permalink
I don't know if she's projecting victim-hood but remember that it is advantageous to the "woke" to be as far down the oppression ladder as they can be, and so she's doing Omar a favor.
Yeah, that too!
I interpret her words in another way: that because Ms. Omar is a refugee, she can think and do no wrong.
That's definitely another very strong possibility!
davidenglishography
Well, in the current climate it makes perfect sense for someone to be branded as a racist for simply stating that they are American.
To quote from another American that I follow on social media:
"We have no country. We live in a battleground where different foreign interests fight over the USA's corpse."
There was recently some leftist protest or counterprotest, a young man came to attend it with a US flag, the others considered him a Nazi for that reason and beat him up. Unfortunately, I have forgotten the details and would have to dig long to produce a link.
richardmetzler
Posted February 11, 2019 at 11:40 pm | Permalink
At this point, "Social Justice" seems to be just a grab bag of rhetorical tricks to be used by everyone except white men to justify why they're right and everyone else is not just wrong, but evil. (Ironically, white men use these tricks as well to argue why white men – except for them – are wrong and evil.)
Rita Prangle
Robert Ladley
How is C.Clinton flaunting her Americanness? Is this even a word? How is she racist?
Someone please explain, as a Brit Canadian I don't understand the tweet.
I do however clearly understand the horrible Muslim congresswoman.
DutchA
As a Dutchie, I have the same question. Also I do not understand doubling down here.
Somehow Changas tweets are even more irksome than Omars.
RodWilson
I agree. Changa is a pretty blatant racist.
I think that saying that IAPAC promotes Israel in itself is not anti-Semitic – thats its entire purpose- although statements like that are usually followed by something
anti-Semitic. What bothers me is that all her clearly anti-Semitic statements up till now have gone unnoticed, and only when she mentions AIPAC does she get in hot water.
Carey Haug
She didn't just mention AIPAC, she said the only reason Republicans support Israel is because AIPAC is paying them to do so.
It is news to me that identifying as an American is now racist, at least according to Anoa Changa. Her logic must be as follows:
All citizens of the Americas are racists.
Chelsea Clinton is an American.
Therefore, Chelsea Clinton is a …
Perhaps I am missing something?
randy bessinger
You aren't missing anything. What Changa is missing is any kind of logical thinking. Sad.
That was a perfectly valid argument. Its soundness, however, leaves much to be desired.
I guess Anoa was angling for deference to a refugee. To her that seemed to be Very Important and so we should just ignore Omars' missteps. No, it does not make sense to me either.
You can read it as suggesting that Omar is not an "American".
Imagine in a different context, like a Texas conservative criticizing a Latino "As an American".
I think it's pretty clear what Clinton was saying, and it wasn't that, but Changa sees Omar as part of her in-group, and not Clinton so she's disposed to reading things in the worst way (so she can get angry at Clinton rather than grappling with what she said).
Omar's tweet was pathetic as were Changa's tweets to Clinton.
Coel
OK, I'm struggling to see how "as an American" is racist.
And on a related topic, did AOC really promise "economic security for those unwilling to work"?
That's not going to go down well with middle America. Are they actually *trying* to lose the next election?
Yes she did. It's in the first draft of the Green New Deal document and, I believe, is still on her website.
Here's the draft:
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5729035/Green-New-Deal-FAQ.pdf
"…unable or unwilling to work" well yes, if you'd scrap the 'unwilling' it would be a great document.
But then, we know that those unwilling can't help themselves, they can't do otherwise 🙂
Yes, I know it is a cheap quip and I'm not serious there.
About "unable" – isn't it covered now by the Americans with Disabilities Act?
I wish Democrats would stop writing Republican campaign commercials.
The right wing press calls her Alexandria Occasional-Cortex. Kinda funny.
I have heard Occluded-Cortex.
Occasionally Correct
I admit that I have laughed at this and repeated it, though in principle I am against mocking people over their names. Well, many people need to rest sometimes from their principles :-).
Coel – your last comment relates to my thoughts. This trio and their ilk seem clueless that the are contributing to Trump's re-election. Such talk fires up the Orange Draft Dodger's base, alienates reasonable democrats and independents, and provides fodder for the Orange-utang and his hit men. Even if Roger Stone is in jail, he will unleash a firestorm based on one of his "Stone Rules": hate is a far greater motivator than love.
Max Blancke
Nobody really thinks it is racist to say that. Calling someone racist is just a way to shut them up.
They have to switch into a defensive mode, instead of pursuing the original discussion.
Omar has "unequivocally apologized" for using anti-semitic tropes. Now let's see how long before the next.
The thing is that her apology (I wouldn't call it a clear 'nonpology') was not really unequivocal, as pointed out by our host.
If she had left out the second paragraph about AIPAC, NRA and fossil fuel industry it would have been, or even if she had only included CAIR, I'd have given her the benefit of the doubt. But she didn't.
Although she's still young and might indeed change, I think you're right we'll see a next one in the not so far future….
Dermot O'Sullivan
Welcome, USians, from across the pond to the swill of crypto-Islamists cess-pitting your parties of progress. Prepare yourselves for the following excuses: MSM, out of context, smear, red Tory,…and he's Jewish, the most right-wing government for decades, diversity by appearance and faith, free speech, breath of fresh air. And on and on.
Remember Naz Shah the anti-Semitic Labour M.P. of Muslim background whose blurtings flushed out Ken Livingstone's deranged personification of Godwin's law? Ken was unlucky: had he been leader of the Labour Party, he wouldn't have been chucked out. Naz survived after wibbling on in the requisite way about learning moments, offence, sorry if… and alleging that she had recently met a few Jews.
The thing is that the British Secondary History curriculum rattles on ad nauseam about the Nazis. Was she absent for all those lessons? Did she not listen to the debate set up by her kindly History teacher – "The Holocaust: pros and cons"? Or was her moral compass set to its fifth point? How can you not know that the normal person's response to anti-Semitism is to think, "Dowun wid dis koind o' ting"?
I assume the U.S. History curriculum does a similar job. Ilhan Omar must be desperately seeking a convenient Jew to patronize. Look no further than Alexandria Occasionally-Cohen.
Omar has "unequivocally apologized" for using anti-semitic tropes.
But not because they're anti-semitic, because they hurt people's feelings.
She has to tread carefully. She needs to avoid overt offense, while keeping the approval of those who elected her, largely a group who hate Jews.
Co-signing is anti-Semitic. It's gross to think that someone doesn't know how to sign their own name. Check your "write privilege" Chelsea.
David Bibby
Anti-semiotic shurely?
//I believe, but don't know for sure, that Omar—and perhaps her colleague Rashida Tlaib—are not just Muslims but Islamists, dedicated to spreading their faith more widely.//
Wanting to spread Islam does not make one an Islamist. Wanting to have Islam privileged and imposed by the government does.
And sincerely, is there any way to criticize Zionism, the Israeli government, or pro-Israel lobbyists without inviting an accusation of anti-Semitism? As far as I know, this is simply not the standard applied to any other nationalist movement, government, or lobbying cause on the planet. Can a Jew criticize those (many do, and Greenwald is one of them) and not be labeled anti-Semitic? How exactly does all of this work, if not merely guilt by association?
You can criticize Israeli government, Israeli policies and pro-Israeli lobbying to your heart's content as long as you are checking the facts and not repeating lies, smears and slander nor generalizations in the style "allpowerfull Israeli/Jewish lobby". Nobody would call you antisemite for that. With Zionism it's a different story. Zionism is a very special type of nationalism. It's saying that after 2000 years in exile, with all persecution that went with being a minority everywhere Jews lived, they now returned to the country in which their nation, language culture and religione were born and they are entitled to live there as a majority which is self governed. If you deny the Jews this right to independent state where they finally do not have to be left on the mercy of the majority population and can defend themselves, you can (and will) be called an antisemite. Because no matter how awful are governments in many other states nobody denies them the right to exist and to defend themselves.
Exactly, you formulated it much better than I could -and was planning- to do.
Jenny Haniver
Yes, Malgorzata's explanation is succinct and exceedingly well-put. I'm going to print it out so that I'll remember it. She has made other germane comments discussing Israel and Zionism in previous posts. It'd be good to gather them together.
I have been wondering a similar thing. How can one try to advocate for openness and acceptance of Islam without some others thinking that you are trying to recruit others into the faith? I am sure that is a problem that public figures belonging to any minority religion faces.
Well, you don't tout the virtues of sharia law, as Linda Sarsour did. You don't mix your advocacy of openness with calls for the extirpation of Israel. Is that so hard?
I mean no confrontation. I find your comment very interesting. I have a couple of honest questions (forgive me if they stem from ignorance): Is it possible to accept and understand the existence of the State of Israel given the tragic history that preceded it while at the same time being intellectually opposed in principle, as a liberal, to a nation being defined in ethnic-racial-religious terms (where a specific "majority" is to be preserved)? And what happens if a particular group was born in place A, but centuries (or millennia) later they are no longer the majority in this place A: Do they have a right to "return" irrespective of the rights or opinions of the current inhabitants of said place?
Again, I am not trying to be antagonistic, maybe a bit like a devil's advocate.
To clarify, I have zero support for the Palestinian Authority and do think that Israel is a beacon amidst a really fucked up bunch of territories.
Malgorzata Koraszews
I'm probably not the right person to answer your questions. I'm very "down to earth" woman, pragmatically dealing with realities, not with hypothetical situations and abstract principles. If something is damaging to living, breathing people, I don't even understand how an abstract principle can play any role or be taken into account. An abstract notion of a nation not being defind in this or that way when people are killed (like Yazidis were – an ethnic-racial-religious group) is in no way relevant when this group has to be saved – and if the only solution to stop killing is a nation defined in ethnic-racial-religious terms – I'm all for it, no matter how much I would like the idea of a general "brotherhood of all people".
And the question about a group that after millenia is no longer in majority – this is too hypothetical for me. The reality is that Jews are the only indigenous people in history who did just that: returned after millenia to the land of their ancestors and resurrected their state. This was possible because of exceptional historical circumstances, the main of which was that during those two millenia of their exile there was never an independent state of any other nation on the territory they called theirs. It was always a provincial part of one or other empire. There was never a coherent nation living there since Romans exiled Jews. The "Palestinian people" were created in 1950s and 1960s. with explicit aim to fight with Jews.
Native-Americans in U.S, and Canada are in a totally different situation; they have to deal with well developed, organized states and cannot repeat what Jews have done. Of course, they can fight for at least equal rights but that's a different matter. And, by the way, Israel, the Jewish state, is giving equal rights to its non-Jewish citizens who are a substantial, 20% minority.
Thank you for your reply. As I said, I am not trolling at all and in fact I support the right of Israel to exist.
I started to write a longer message but realized that I am not qualified to engage in a discussion that would derail the purpose of this site. In the end, I think I can agree with most of what you say and don't want to sound pedantic or too abstract focusing on academic details.
The creation of the state of Israel is a done deal. To advocate for its dissolution now is to advocate for the genocide of the Jews who live there.
But if you are going to say that, in a discussion about the historical act of creating the modern state of Israel you cannot be critical of that decision without being anti-semitic, I can't support you.
Many new countries were created after the collapse of the huge empires in the wake of WWI. Then more were created after WWII and during 1950s and 1960. Nobody is critical of the decision to create any of these states: not Pakistan, not Somalia, not Syria, not Jordan and so on. Only about the creation of a Jewish state one hears opinion that it was "historical mistake". And a reluctant: "Now it's a done deal. It would be genocide". There are many states (and individual people all over the world) who would have nothing against another genocide of Jews. Stating today that the creation of Israel – and only Israel of all the new states created in the same time or later – was a mistake is for me antisemitic in two ways: one, singling out the Jewish state for something you do not condemn any other state in the world, and two, giving support to people who, while denying Shoah, would gladly arrange another one.
Nobody is critical of the decision to create any of these states: not Pakistan, not Somalia, not Syria, not Jordan and so on
Are they not? I've heard criticism of the way all of those states were created usually framed as the criticism of the way the imperialist nations of Western Europe carved up the Middle East.
The partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan was pretty disastrous fr a lot of the inhabitants. People who lived on the wrong side of the border (Hindus in Pakistan and Muslims in India) were often subjected to religiously motivated violence from the majority and the two countries have been at each other's throats more or less ever since. Whether partition was worse than the alternative, we'll never know, but people who suggest t was a mistake to create a separate country for the Muslims do not usually get accused of Islamophobia just for saying that.
Stating today that the creation of Israel – and only Israel of all the new states created in the same time or later – was a mistake is for me antisemitic in two ways: one, singling out the Jewish state for something you do not condemn any other state in the world, and two, giving support to people who, while denying Shoah, would gladly arrange another one.
I refute your assertion that people only criticise the creation of Israel.
Being critical of the creation of the state of Israel is not the same as giving support to Holocaust deniers or wanting the genocide of the Jews.
Have you seen the balance of the UN resolutions against Israel versus ALL OTHER COUNTRIES?
Sorry, but you haven't refuted anything; you've TRIED to refute something.
By "people" I am talking about individuals, not countries and the assertion was that nobody is critical of the creation of the the other states listed. I don't need a majority to refute that statement.
I am not here disputing the right of Israel to exist and I am not claiming that the opposition to it is anything but unfair, probably based on distorted reporting of the situation in the media (as documented frequently by yourself). I'm also not claiming that it was a mistake to create Israel. All I am arguing is that there are arguments that it was a mistake that are not antisemitic.
We probably read totally different sources. While I read many horrifying descriptions of the partition of India I've never seen a sentence (written or said in a discussion): "It was a mistake to create Pakistan". The discussion about Syria, Sykes-Picot and the mistakes of colonial powers when creating this country started first with the horrific civil war in this country and its disintegration. I've never seen any criticism about the creation of Jordan. Could you, please, direct me to such statements? That creation of Syria was a mistake? Of Pakistan? Of Lebanon? Of Jordan?
Jeremy, Yes and No. There were and are many opposed to the partition of India, into Pakistan and India. It is estimated the partition killed up to 2 million people, in a relatively short time at that, so it can be considered a genocide. And more than 14 million were 'displaced'. It was a prototypical example of ethnic (or in case religious) cleansing.
The creation of Israel does not even come close.
And there is no doubt that Israel is unfairly singled out, time and again.
I think the cause is more than 'just' antisemitism. 1 -In Islam a non-Islamic enemy in Islamic lands is not to be tolerated. No peace longer than 10 years (IIRC). With 2- the enormous wealth accrued through the sale of petrol, the fundamentalist Wahabbist regimes could spread their reactionary faith among Muslim communities around the world. Combine that with 3 – the mass migration of Muslims to many of the former colonial powers (say the West) where they were indeed kinda underdogs, but vociferously claimed the benefits of democracy and social democracy as due to them. And 4 – the response of tolerance by the by then very democratized 'Western' population, who saw the underdog that needed protection indeed, and 'multiculturalism' was born. And that 5- allowed Islam to demonise Israel (going back to 1), and to infiltrate and indoctrinate the leftist 'West'. After all the 'Protocols', the capitalist Jews, are grist to the leftist mill.
Maybe I'm too concise (and there is much more), but I fear I'm already at the limits of "da Roolz" by writing such a long post. But I hope you get the grist of what I'm pointing at.
I'm not so sure wanting to spread Islam is not Islamist. At any rate, wanting to spread Islam and having Islam privileged always go hand in hand in practice. The difference is one of numbers: quietly and modestly spreading Islam happens when there is a small minority, when the minority goes to, say, 5% privileged status is demanded, and when it closes in on 50%, imposition is the default position.
And Greenwald is a despicable demagogue.
For the rest read Malgorzata's response.
Wanting to spread Islam does not make one an Islamist.
What's your definition?
In any case, since Islam has as its mission statement the establishment of a global theocracy — by force if necessary — the desire to spread Islam can be seen as less than benevolent by those of us who wish to stay secular and free.
And sincerely, is there any way to criticize Zionism, the Israeli government, or pro-Israel lobbyists without inviting an accusation of anti-Semitism?
I'm unaware of criticism of any other nation's government or policies where the eradication of that nation is included. And yet anti-Israeli/pro-Palistinian activism increasingly advocates the dissolution of Israel.
Yes, one can critisise the Israeli government and pro Israel lobbyists without an accusation of anti-semitism.
Criticism of Zionism is different, because it implies that Israel has no right to exist, a call to genocide in other words.
So no, criticizing Israel's policies is not anti-semitic, opposing zionism basically is (as our host and poster Malgorzata have elaborately pointed out).
Here's a handy primer on anti-Semitism from the New York Times:
An excerpt:
But criticism of Israel is not inherently free of anti-Semitism, either — a point that I wish more critics of Israel would acknowledge. Here are a few such forms of anti-Semitism:
Calls for the elimination of the Jewish state that are suspiciously silent about the need to eliminate other religious states. Questioning Israel's right to exist often falls into this category.
The old trope that Jews have secret powers to control other people. Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota congresswoman, dabbled in this sort of conspiracy when she tweeted in 2012 that Israel had "hypnotized the world" to keep people from seeing its "evil doings."
The related trope that Jews use their money to control people. An example: A London mural that depicted hooknosed bankers running the world — which Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's Labour Party, initially defended. Another example: Omar's claim over the weekend that members of Congress support Israel because of money they receive from pro-Israel lobbyists. "It's all about the Benjamins," she tweeted.
Maybe I don't understand this fully, but what if she wrote "Another example: Omar's claim over the weekend that members of Congress support the NRA because of money they receive from pro-gun lobbyists. "It's all about the Benjamins," she tweeted."
I just don't see how the original tweet is so bad. I have no doubt that she is a loathsome anti-Semetic nitwit, proven by lots of other statements but I'm confused as to how THIS statement is evidence of it.
I see here a problem because it implies a default position: that no one normal, sensible, educated person would support Israel (and Jews) unless bribed. Antisemitism is trying relentlessly to become the mainstream view. Don't you see how every single discussion on this subject here is deflected into the need to explain why wishing the destruction of Israel is a bad thing?
"Don't you see how every single discussion on this subject here is deflected into the need to explain why wishing the destruction of Israel is a bad thing?" Perhaps, but that is because we're discussing some people with some odious views. As I said before, the tweet itself is being pointed to as some horrible anti-Semitic thing.
If it isn't true that politicians can be bought, then why are we discussing Citizens United as if it were the downfall of democracy? Why do people say that so and so is in the pocket of the NRA, of Planned Parenthood, of the oil and gas lobby, Big Pharma, and so on? But replace any one of those with AIPAC and you're a bigot. (Although it has been pointed out that AIPAC supports causes and not candidates, in regards to the tweet itself I think that is inconsequential to the issue).
In truth, I don't think politicians are bought as much as we like to think. I highly doubt that on many of the big issues that they come to the table with a blank slate and just decide that they will take a lifelong commitment on an issue depending on who dumps the most money in their pocket. They are leaning that way to begin with. And the money keeps them pushed that way. It's a symbiotic relationship but one the host gladly enters into.
Good for Pelosi and the Democratic leadership for calling Omar out and calling her in for a come-to-Yahweh Jesus talk. 🙂
That's the difference between Democrats and Republicans today: Democrats will call out and discipline their own for this stuff. Republicans sat on their hands for 16 years of racist, anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant white-supremacist nonsense from incumbent Iowa congressman Steve King before finally slapping his wrist just last month. Hell, Donald Trump, our twitterer-in-chief, still has yet to say a disparaging word in criticism of his mutual-admiration-society soulmate Steve King.
Yeah, but at least King was removed from his committee assignments for his "What's wrong with white supremacy?" comment. We'll see if Omar loses her assignment on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. I bet not.
I think this is a very good point, and would need to be brought up early and often while the 'vast right-wing conspiracy' gears up to use Omar et al. over the next two years.
I think the problem is not that the right-wing conspiracy will call out Omar et al.'s antisemitism, the problem is that one of the two major parties in the USA is threatened to be taken over by antisemites, like in the UK.
rustybrown
Maybe we shouldn't suddenly import our electorate from Somalia?
I was hoping that Anoa J. Changa was a Titania McGrath-style parody Twitter account. Sadly, it appears not.
The real problem is the idea that Jews have bought the government is so entrenched in some political circles that it never occurs to Omar that she is doing something wrong. This just how everyone around her talks.
Omar does not understand she is being bigoted. She think she is stating facts.
Rich Sanderson
Dan "The Zionists" Arel has come out defending Ilhan.
But then again, Dan Arel is a racist piece of s**t.
So no surprise, there.
I think that Trump is the least problem here. He will go. It may be more difficult to neutralize the antisemitic Congress members and their base.
Yes, sooner or later he will go, but my worry is the amount of damage he and his cronies will do before their ultimate demise.
CAIR needs to start doing workshops for incoming stealth Islamist members of Congress on how to conceal their anti-Semitism and not blow their cover.
All of the apologetic columns based on the most benign possible interpretation of Omar's comments (a sort of racially neutral condemnation of the influence of interest groups) are maddening to read. It's insane how utterly clueless the Left is about how depraved and just plain nutty the discourse about Jews and Israel is in the Islamic world. The fact that Omar used the word "hypnotized" with regard to Israel tells us all we need to know. I'd be willing to bet my life for a free Big Mac that she's a stealth Islamist,
Changa thinks she found the Holy Word in the writings of Robin DiAngelo. The Gospel according to Robin D.
You can't talk to someone like this because all you're going to get is rote
parroting of someone else's ideas.
Someone must save Angry Catman from the villainous HuffPo's linguistic corruptor!
By the way, even in her "apology", Ms. Omar couldn't resist to interject the identity card: "… I expect people to hear me when others attack me for my identity…"
I read Ms Changa's twitter feed and almost replied there, but thought better of it. She's in the bull's eye for the crazy woke left, using all the key words you'd expect and calling for people to "Stand with Ilhan," claiming all attacks on Ilhan are from right wingers. Apparently that includes right wingers like Nancy Pelosi?
Good that the Democrats are trying to bring Ms. Omar to sense. But I have little hope. When Omar, Tlaib and Ocasio-Cortez were elected, there were ecstatic comments that these women are the future of the Democratic party and of America. I fear that they may come true.
I'm petty sure they will not be the future of the Dems. They may actually help by serving as a left wing test case so the rest of the party can figure out what's salable to the American people. They will likely also stimulate others to propose there own version of left wing legislative proposals. See the Green Deal.