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Genetics of the rII and the gene protein problem
The first official use of Molecular Biology
Now, at about this time, we had space problems in the Cavendish. A new professor had been appointed – that was Nevill Mott. It was very clear that with the crystallography developing then, because that's Max and John Kendrew had started to solve myoglobin and haemoglobin, that this unit – which had been called up to that point the unit for the Macro… the Molecular Structure of... of Biological Systems – that that couldn't last in the Cavendish, and that it would have to find some future home. And many things were explored. For example, at one time we explored the following possibility that the physicists – that is, the crystallography – would stay in the Cavendish, and that Francis and myself and our group, we would go to the genetics department, and Francis effectively applied for the Chair of Genetics here and was turned down. Francis Crick was not thought to know anything about genetics. Seymour tells a nice story about this as well when Fred Sanger came to Purdue University where Seymour was there to give his insulin lecture. Seymour came up to him and said, 'Oh you're… you come from Cambridge'. He said, 'Do you know Francis Crick?' To which Fred replied, 'Crick? Oh yes, he's the fellow who's rather keen on genes.' But Francis was not thought to know anything about them even if he was keen on them to warrant being appointed a professor here. So we then explored possibilities of going into chemistry. That wouldn't work. Then the MRC said they'd make a building for us. We then tried to get a central site here because in those days in Cambridge you wanted to be in the centre, and it was a very active thing. People were in and out of each other's laboratories, the pubs around in this area were… you could always go in there and meet people from the Molteno Institute to the biochemistry department, so it was… it was like a… it was a real intellectual centre, but we could not actually survive here without getting some expansion. And so we tried to find a central site. I think one was found but it was discovered the land didn't belong to them and the university were not very interested in keeping us. And the MRC's first idea was they'll put all the MRC groups together and that will have taken us with certain people we didn't want to have and we told them no. What we think they ought to do is to do something in molecular biology. By this time, I think it was 1958 or 1959, we had changed the name of our unit – we called it Molecular Biology. From? From the Molecular Structure of Biological Systems, and so that is the kind of first official use of that word although it had been used before as history has shown – Astbury... we used it some time ago – but in fact this science of molecular biology with its curious combination of chemistry, crystallography and genetics, you know, had been created at that point. And that's about the time the Journal of Molecular Biology got created and of course we were going to get this laboratory.
Title: The first official use of Molecular Biology
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Zrcadlo je architektonický pojem pro dekorativní prvek – mírně vpadlou nebo vystouplou plochu různé velikosti a tvaru (nejčastěji oválná, kruhová). Tato plocha může být součástí stavby, její části nebo jako prvek sochařské výzdoby. Může být provedena ve dřevě, kameni, omítce (štuku) na stěně či stropu nebo jako součást oživení domovního průčelí zděných staveb zpravidla v ose štítu objektu. V interiérech bývají zrcadla na stropech reprezentačních komnat, kde jsou většinou orámována profilovanou štukovou lištou nebo ornamentálním pásem. Často bývají zdobená malbou. Výrazem "zrcadlo" se také označuje vnitřní plocha čela boxovaného kvádru nebo vnitřní orámovaná plocha dříku sloupu (vlastního těla pilíře nebo pilastru).

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Aby se plocha zrcadla vyčlenila z okolí je většinou po svém obvodě zdůrazněna tzv. "zrcadlovým rámem". Rám zrcadla může být tvořen úbytkem hmoty – je realizován např. rytím (do dřeva), dlabáním (do dřeva), tesáním (do kamene) anebo škrábáním (do omítky; sgrafito). Pokud je tvořen neutrálním zásahem do okolní hmoty, může být namalován odlišnou barvou (na dřevo, omítku) od okolí. Rám zrcadla může být místo úbytkem tvořen naopak přebytkem hmoty ve tvaru plochého či různě dekorativního profilovaného pásku (štuková výzdoba).

Velikost takovéhoto "zrcadla" může odpovídat velikosti větracích otvorů ve štítě objektu. Často obsahuje letopočet (uvozený označením "R." nebo "Reno.") kdy došlo ke vzniku (výstavbě) nebo přestavbě celého objektu.

Medailony
Oválného či kruhového tvaru bývají kromě zrcadel i medailony, které se umisťují do průčelí staveb, do jejich interiéru či na nábytek. Od běžných zrcadel se liší tím, že obsahují bustu (malovanou nebo plastickou jako reliéf) významné osoby, světce či antického božstva.

Jiné než oválné tvary
Kromě oválného nebo kruhového tvaru se vyskytují obdélné či čtvercové tvary zrcadel většinou s vykrojenými stranami (vprostřed svojí délky půlkruhově) nebo častěji s vykrojenými rohy (čtvrtkruhově). (Vykrojené rohy se užívají na dřevěných dveřích, kamenných soklech soch nebo na stropech u štukové výzdoby).

Kvadriloba (čtyřlístek)
Speciálním tvarem rámu zrcadla je čtyřlisté tzv. kvadriloba (čtyřlístek) symetrická podle čtyř os. V latině "quattuor" je čtyři a "folium" list, anglicky tedy "quatrefoil" nebo též právě "quatrelobe", kde "lobe" znamená lalok listu či vnitřního orgánu. Pokud je základem čtverec, pak je doplněn uprostřed každé strany nebo v rozích kruhovými segmenty o stejném poloměru (obvykle jsou použity půlkruhy nebo část odpovídající třem čtvrtinám). Někdy se kruhy mohou po doplnění do plného tvaru dotýkat ve středu čtverce.

Motiv kvadrilob je častý v malířství, sochařství, heraldice a patří rovněž mezi tradiční křesťanské symboly (gotika, renesance) v okenních kružbách, v půdorysech centrálních staveb nebo v objektech typu kašna apod.

V lidové architektuře se zrcadlo ve tvaru geometrických či stylizovaných kvadrilob na objektech používalo nejen k dataci stavby, přestavby nebo k zápisu počátečních písmen (iniciál) jména a příjmení. (Větrací otvory zděných štítů nebo bedněných štítů chalup či hospodářských stavení také mívaly čtyřlisté tvary.)

Trifolium (trojlístek)
Jednodušší variantou než je kvadriloba (čtyřlístek) je tvar trojlístku (anglicky "trefoil", odpovídá latinskému tři lístky = "trifolium").

Tvar ornátu
Dalším používaným tvarem rámu některých zrcadel je stylizovaný tvar kněžského roucha – ornátu – a to buď se zvonovitým nebo rovným střihem. Pro zrcadlo tohoto tvaru se užívá speciální označení – kasulové zrcadlo, které je odvozeno z latinského slova "casula". V barokní architektuře dynamického směru se tvar ornátu označuje lidově "basička" nebo "houslička".

Kasulová okna jsou známa u barokních kostelů, ale lze je vidět i ve formě štukové výzdoby na průčelích zděných objektů. Někdy jsou pojaty jako iluzivní (slepé, vyzděné a nezasklené) okno obsahující ve svém středu reliéf, malovaný obrázek nebo fasádní nátěr odlišné barvy od okolí.

Kartuš (rokaj)
Pokud je rámování zrcadla tvořeno bohatým dekorem (rostlinné rozviliny, závitnice; lastury, plaménky, listy – obecně označované jako rokaj) vinoucím se kolem legendy, nápisu na obrazu nebo mapě, pak se hovoří o kartuši. Vnitřní plocha kartuše bývá někdy i mírně vypouklá.

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Alfred Sanzari Enterprises Acquires Fully Leased Bergen County Industrial Building
Rockleigh N.J. | Sep 23 2020
Alfred Sanzari Enterprises announces the acquisition of a 78,650-square-foot industrial building located at 1 Pond Road, in Rockleigh, N.J.
Located less than one mile from the New York State border, 1 Pond Road boasts 63,500 square feet of dedicated warehouse space,15,150 square feet of office space, nine loading docks, and 19' clear ceiling heights. In addition to its flexible layout, the building features a superior location less than five miles from the Palisades Interstate Parkway and less than 15 miles from both the George Washington Bridge and Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. Further adding to the building's unparalleled location, the property offers easy access to regional highways such as Route 9W and Interstates 87 and 287 as well as international shipping hubs like Port Newark/Elizabeth, Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia International Airport.
1 Pond Road is fully leased to NVC Logistics Group, serving as the national logistics firm's headquarters and New York City regional warehouse. For over 40 years, NVC Logistics Group has expertly handled millions of home and business transactions for distributors, retailers, and e-commerce companies. Leveraging a nationwide network of over 200 facilities and one million square feet of warehouse space, proprietary cutting-edge technology, and a dynamic support team, NVC Logistics Group provides a wide range of turnkey, final mile logistics and supply chain services including centralized warehousing, inventory, distribution, and cross-docking to clients across the nation. The company's national network allows its team to provide logistics and supply chain services in any zip code throughout the United States with service to both Canada and Puerto Rico.
The addition of 1 Pond Road further bolsters Alfred Sanzari Enterprises' 21-building industrial portfolio. Leveraging a long-term, legacy ownership strategy and a focus on tenant service, Alfred Sanzari Enterprises' industrial properties are among the most in-demand in northern New Jersey. With a range of highly adaptable and well-located properties, Alfred Sanzari Enterprises provides homes to a diverse slate of companies hoping to operate and grow in New Jersey.
"Our portfolio of high-performing, stable industrial assets has been a key component for much of our success over the past 75 years," said Stephen Jennings, Vice President of Leasing and Marketing at Alfred Sanzari Enterprises. "The acquisition of 1 Pond Road only enhances our robust property offerings and provides our firm with a strategically located, stabilized industrial property in the heart of one of the region's most in-demand industrial markets. We look forward to building a lasting relationship with NVC Logistics Group and continuing to ensure this remains one of the market's premier industrial properties for years to come."
Andrew Somple, SIOR, of NAI James E. Hanson represented Alfred Sanzari Enterprises and Don Eisen and Andrew Schwartz of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Jewish Home Foundation, in the transaction.


It is our great pleasure to announce the International Conference on Industrial Internet of Things (ICIIoT 2019), to be held in November 2019 in Bali, Indonesia. The conference is organized by IEEE Indonesia Control Systems and Robotics and Automation Joint Chapter Societies (CSS/RAS).
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is the integration of physical systems with sensors and software. The value propositions of the IIoT are analytics, remote access and management, collaboration, speed and accuracy of intelligence, and the easy capture and transfer of knowledge (not just data). Communities of devices in the IIoT handle small data—which when aggregated becomes part of big data. Much more demanding than either the Human Internet of Things (HIoT) or even traditional machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, IIoT applications often use autonomous, peer-to-peer distributed control. Compared to HIoT applications such as wearable fitness trackers or home thermostats, the IIoT must meet more stringent requirements.Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has quite different requirements from a Human IoT. Achieving the full potential of the IIoT will require a specialized framework of technologies be put in place. Internet of Things (IoT) has been seen as a homogeneous entity, but in fact it can be divided at a high level into the human IoT (HIoT) characterized by applications and functions that involve human interaction and the commercial and industrial IoT, which is projected to surpass the HIoT in both size and economic value. The IIoT needs Autonomous control, Peer-to-peer operation, Industrial-Strength reliability, Industrial-Grade Security, Enablement of existing devices and applications to evolve alongside new ones, Wired as well as wireless conectivity and Scalability.
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Corning denies Star-Gazette FOIA request
Source: The Star-Gazette | October 18th, 2007
Location: United States, New York
CORNING – The city of Corning has denied a Star-Gazette Freedom of Information Law request.
The newspaper filed the request Tuesday, seeking a copy of an opinion by the city's lawyer on the validity of anti-flouride petitions filed last month.
The city plans to make public the lawyer's ruling at a press conference at 9 a.m. on Oct. 23.
City Clerk Rose Blackwell, the city's records access officer, said in a letter the request was denied because the document sought is an inter-agency or intra-agency communication that can be kept from the public under the law.
The petitions seek a referendum on City Charter changes that would prohibit the municipality from adding fluoride to its water. The Corning City Council approved fluoridation by a 7-1 vote earlier this year, but has taken no steps toward carrying out the project.


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Vision 2021 sets ambitious goals for making the UAE a thriving knowledge economy and a global force. Increasing entrepreneurship and the happiness of its citizens are two of these goals towards that end. My earlier piece explored the status of entrepreneurship and wellbeing in the UAE now; this article explores how these goals might be achieved.
Increasing entrepreneurship and engagement among Emiratis is a complex process. Most models of entrepreneurship are based on developed and Western cultures and don't take into account the UAE's unique economic and social history. There is increasing evidence that nationals are somewhat misunderstood in terms of motivation: while critics often think that the UAE's policies and practices have created entitlement, dependence and security among its citizens, the drive for contribution and participation in the country's success does exist.
In the 2014 study, An Assessment of Employee Commitment to Work among UAE Nationals, Abu Dhabi and Dubai national employees in the private, public and semi-public sectors were evaluated in terms of their work commitment and engagement. The bulk of nationals worked in the public and semi-public sectors, of course, and reported the greatest work dissatisfaction. Emiratis reported that good work was often not recognized and that they were often not able to give their opinions about the work or their organization's progress. They also reported that performance evaluations were not fair, helpful or transparent.
The study authors theorize that the top-down management style, consistent among UAE managers and reflective of its hierarchal society, affects employee engagement negatively. Employees feel that they have little influence, professional development is not well-supported, and their work does not feel important.
The study authors were surprised to find that even though very few nationals work in the private sector compared to the public sector, and while there was some failure of weekly recognition for good work, overall, Emirati employee engagement was very high in the private sector. These employees reported access to training and development and more influence and impact in the workplace, especially in decentralized organizations. Pay, benefits and security may be less important to Emirati workers than formerly believed, as these highly engaged workers seemed to respond to achievement, autonomy, challenge and responsibility.
The 2015 Oxford Strategic Consulting study, Building GCC National Talent, also found that 50% of the young Emiratis they interviewed cited challenge and development as more important than income when it comes to work. The authors admit that most Emiratis are drawn to the public sector, but the reason is not simply because of ready and higher income: their findings suggest that Emiratis view public sector employment as a way to contribute to their country's development, being simply unaware of how significant private sector involvement really is.
The study authors recommend that it is job satisfaction, excitement, long-term career prospects, wealth over a lifetime and country contribution that are stronger drivers for the engagement of nationals. It is alignment with UAE goals, more than easy income and hours, which will contribute to Emirati flow into the private sector.
Expatriates, too, desire more than income and more than status as "consumer citizens" in the UAE.
A 2014 study, conducted by The Boston Consulting Group and The Network, Decoding Global Talent, found that the top reason talented expatriates migrate to other countries is for personal and professional development; compensation factors are of less importance. The study found that 65% of expatriates are in search of life experience for themselves and their families, increased cultural understanding and perspectives, and the ability to rise through the ranks or start their own businesses.
Status, another important driver of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, takes on a whole new dimension in the UAE considering the research. It is thus not empty titles that UAE residents crave, but recognition for their efforts in contributing to the nation's development as a knowledge economy.


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Michael Steele's Charm Offensive
As in, I'm starting to find Michael Steele's "charm" offensive.
It's not that Michael's a bad guy. Gosh no. He seems just swell, but for some perverse reason (obviously I must hate myself), I wound up watching D.L. Hughley attempt to chat with Steele and Chuck D. on CNN Sunday night.
I saw "attempt" because Hughley is:
A) Not a journalist (Saying the RNC convention looked "like Nazi Germany?" Really? I was thinking more of a Kiwanis Club, the Forbes 500, a Promise Keepers Convention or a Stone Cutters reunion. Don't make me agree with News Busters.)
B) Should not be asking anyone questions of any kind
That out of the way though, I've watched Michael in his efforts to re-brand the RNC and … sigh, this may be the ONLY time that I ever say this in the history of mankind but … Rush Limbaugh is right when he says your job is to figure out HOW to get Republicans elected, not go on a lengthy media "Award Tour" where you attempt to do battle with the likes of Chuck D (like stating that Chuck was from the projects when Chuck CLARIFIED that he was from Long Island and Steele had fallen into the trap of assuming all rappers come from horrid circumstances).
Of course Rush, being an asshole, didn't quite put it that elegantly or politely and made a lot of gross generalizations because … like D.L. Hughley, he has no business being any kind of serious journalist.
(More after the jump.)
(Limbaugh laced) into Steele and (said) the recently-elected party leader was "off to a shaky start."
"You know who needs a little leadership? Michael Steele and those at the RNC," Limbaugh said, part of an unusual counter-attack against the elected head of the GOP.
"I hope the RNC chairman will realize he's not a talking head pundit, that he is supposed to be working on the grassroots and rebuilding it and maybe doing something about our open primary system and fixing it so that Democrats don't nominate our candidates," Limbaugh said, his voice rising. "It's time, Mr. Steele, for you to go behind the scenes and start doing the work that you were elected to do instead of trying to be some talking head media star, which you're having a tough time pulling off."
(Source: Politico via Yahoo)
Now, as we step away from the perpetual angry, man (who hearts Bobby Jindal forever), let's get back to Steele and the real reasons why his charm offensive is offensive.
He talks about "selling" the RNC to black people. It's not about selling! It's about the doing, man. What are you doing? Besides, you know, giving me shit to make fun of. Like this for example.
Exhibit A: Rep. Michele Bachmann, "You Be Da Man."
See? This should be offensive. I should be offended. But since Steele walks around almost equally as clueless and disconnected from black people, how could I accuse her of being a numb-nuts? He probably ASKED her to shout that shit.
Michael: Psst. Hey, Michelle. I need to sound like I'm down wit my peeps. Can you shout, you da man at some point?
Michele: Is it you da man or you be da man?
Michael: I don't know.
Michele: What do you mean you don't know? You're the black guy!
Michael: Right! Right. Say whatever feels blackest! "Be." Using "be" makes it blacker. I BE DA MAN!
Exhibit B: He thought THIS MAN was a good person to flaunt while running for senate
I realize he's his ex-brother-in-law. I GET that. I also get that a thousand years ago he was boxing's youngest and most dangerous heavy-weight. He's also CRAZY. And a convicted rapist. And a known woman abuser. And a known EAR abuser. He has a face tattoo and black people stopped being impressed by Mike Tyson sometime after Buster Douglass knocked his ass out.
Normal people, you know, people who actually understand black people, wouldn't want to be caught within 100 yards of Iron Mike. Especially at a campaign event. To Steele's credit he wasn't completely thrilled with Iron Mike's endorsement, but he didn't exactly run away screaming from the man either.
Steele has said nothing to belittle his friend. In an interview with the New York Times, Steele said he would "welcome in a heartbeat" the boxer's help, although Tyson has not done anything official for the campaign.
"He may be divorced from my sister, but I can't cast him aside," Steele told the Times. "You embrace. You love. . . . I've never sat in judgment of him, and I never would." …
Also this week, the lieutenant governor secured the support of another controversial boxing figure, promoter Don King, who offered this endorsement: "I must have an indictment list longer than his awards list."
Asked what to make of Steele's eclectic backers — who include White House aide Karl Rove and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons — Matthew A. Crenson, a Johns Hopkins University political science professor, sighed deeply. "This guy has a very strange collection of friends," he replied.
(Source: Washington Post)
If I were Michael Steele I would answer all "are you Mike Tyson's ex-brother-in-law" related questions in this manner:
"You're thinking of Shelby."
That's what I'd be doing, because I have self-awareness. You're a politician, not a rapper. Hanging out with Iron Mike makes you look ridiculous. The media had Barack Obama forced to confront, runaway and again confront his minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who is actually pretty typical in the black community considering his age, education and background. He committed no crime other than the sin of talking very loudly about how many black people feel while Obama was trying to run for president. (Embarrassing for some.)
Mike Tyson signed autographs at a vote for Steele rally. What the hell?
Needless to say, Steele didn't win that election.
Exhibit C: All hip hop, cool, daddio references
(Side note to Steele's statements about these "rogue" Republicans: They're in blue states. Cut funding to them and they'll be replaced by Democrats. Trust. Only Arlen Spector would survive. Don't listen to Neil Cuvato. He's an idiot … or should I say … Listen to the Cuvato. He's a genius!)
To say you're going to make the RNC what's hot in the streets scares me because, hate to break it to you, "hip hop" is not a catch-all for everyone under 35. I am not hip hop. I enjoy listening to hip hop music of a certain vintage. I have a well-documented B-Boy fetish. But I am not whatever you think I am. Jay-Z has absolutely NO EFFECT on my voting patterns.
I'm a Liberal Populist Progressive something or other. Most black people are social conservatives who vote with their pocketbooks (re: more populists) and are Liberal on Civil Rights, Human Rights and law enforcement issues. How are you going to address THOSE issues? Are you working on a bumper crop of populist black and white Bible thumpers who love diversity because … not to give you any ideas, but THAT'S WHAT I WOULD BE DOING! You know? Because that "let's bring up Lincoln for the 100th time and call black folks ingrates and shit" that your fellow Republicans engage in when they troll my old blog on my old Michael Steele thread DOES NOT WORK. You cannot GUILT me into voting Republican when the parties pulled the ol' switcheroo on several issues nearly 60 years ago. As far as I'm concerned I've got bad and worse to pick from (and a cadre of sad sack third party parties).
Also, back to Rush (being a dick and basically pulling a jack move by accusing you of caring more about your charm offensive than doing your job) he mentioned the whole you getting Republicans elected. This was the only iffy part of you being picked as RNC chairman that I could find. As recently as 2008 in a Georgia race for senate, the Republican incumbent told a group of supporters they really needed to make it to the polls because "those other people" were voting.
A few years ago he would have said something else instead of "those other people" and it would have been "macaca" all over again.
What are you going to do about that? D.L. Hughley's ignorant ass actually had a point when he opined that often he felt unwelcome as a black person by the Republican Party. Steele, of course, argued that his election meant the wheel was turning. The RNC is betting on black and black wins! (Cringeworthy moment, if ever. I feared for Chuck D. to begin vomiting at any moment from either Hughley or Steele.) But can black help you win a Southern primary?
But maybe the Southern GOP doesn't need Steele's fundraising skills. Perhaps he's going to be a dynamo in the North, East and West? Perhaps he's going to do something about those things Pat Buchanan really didn't think were a big deal.
Like … losing the Hispanic vote almost entirely, hence losing the Southwest and West and not bothering with most minorities because they're going to vote Democrat anyway (which is one way to guarantee losing 90 percent of the black vote every time). No big! Whatever. Who NEEDS these fancy Hispanics ANYWAY with their ability to be either white or black? So confusing. Easier to treat them all like they're in need for a good ICE sweep.
Way to ruin all of the Bush's work to win the Mexican-Americans over! Leslie Sanchez totally HATES YOU, Pat.
That's the mindset Steele is up against. A bunch of dry rot who said, "Fuck all, ya'll" to everyone who was black, brown, poor, female, gay, non-Christian or [other]. While not everyone co-signed on the "Fuck all, ya'll" platform, there are a lot, A LOT of true believers, including Rush, who, for some sick reason, Republicans are allowing the media and the White House to paint as the de facto leader of the party.
What kind of crack are they handing out over there? I haven't seen an attack meme this subversive and potentially fatal since William F. Buckley got everyone to say "Liberal" like it was a dirty word.
To Steele's credit he does realize the "Rush Is Your Leader" storyline is some bad, bad eggs. But what can he do? He's up against CNN's Rick Sanchez here who is getting high off his own little Rush flame war.
So. Everyone stop reading for a moment so I can speak to Michael privately.
Did you stop reading?
Look, Michael? Can I call you, Mike? Mr. "Not Iron" Mike? Let's "rap."
Stop patronizing your own people! It was bad enough when my beloved Mitt "Mittens" Romney cluelessly shouted "Who let the dogs out" to those poor, traumatized black teenagers in an act of Pat Boone uncoolness while on the campaign trail (on MLK Day, nonetheless!). What are you doing? You don't have to talk down to us. Everyone talks down to us. Here's something! Assume we're smart and adults and talk to us in that manner, OK? Stop working the word "baby" into your interviews on FOX News. Be SERIOUS, dammit! These are serious times.
Now I realize you're in a tough spot. You're a black Republican living in the Obama Era. You're about as popular as Judy Winslow, but you have GOT. TO. GET. IT. TOGETHER. It is getting embarrassing (for you). And I'm no Rush. I want you to succeed (at not making a complete fool of yourself).
Now. Relax, relate, release. Stop with the "You down wit GOP! You know me! All my Republicans in the house wave ya hands!" Negro pantomime and just be your tight suit wearing, Muppet-faced self. You're not going to trick people into liking you.
Now, issues! Get some!
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30 thoughts on "Michael Steele's Charm Offensive"
LOL Funniest, realest post about Michael Steele. I can't see myself ever being a Republican, and yeah that's partially because of my parents (and my grandma who votes Dem no matter what), but this election cycle a couple of my friends and I started paying attention. I watched the Rep. Convention with one of my friends and we were like, "Dang look at all those white people…" and I actually counted the black people/Hispanics there. Not many.Then I hear M.S. over here saying "Hip-Hop party" and "bling bling" and "one-armed midget". Seriously? That's like black card rejected on the spot. I think it's kind of racist how he thinks using slang will automatically bring some of "his people" over to the mostly-white Republican side.I think until minorities start to see themselves in the Republican party, and until people like Rush go away, they're not going to go anywhere. I know there are crazies on both sides, but at least try to hide your crazy. They just have him all out in the open, and then they show their ignorance by following him. I really think the white people in the Rep. party will use M.S. as their puppet. & it's already working. Right after Rush criticized M.S. for criticizing him, M.S. apologized. You gotta have more balls than that if you're the leader, right? I think it's gonna take them awhile.
greer says:
Well said. He's embarassing himself and is becoming nothing but a performing monkey.My boss is all about trying to convert me to republicanism. I finally had to tell him, "look, when I turn into a white male who earns $500k + a year I'll sign up. But since I'm a poor, black widow with kids that works for YOU, I'll continue to vote democrat." I think I scared him a little bit that day.I've been around long enough to appreciate one or two of the republican core beliefs, but since they are blood sucking, self-serving, "I've got mine and I'm taking yours too" kinda folks, I can't get behind them. I have a soul I'd like to keep (reasonably) clean so my next go round won't be so bad. I'm also a solid believer in separation of church and state. Their love affair over the past 20 yrs to the most ignorant segment of our society frightens me more than any white supremist can.The only thing that can save the republican party is for their center most members to take charge. Unfortunately they've lost all control, power and influence and the people funding things are calling the shots. Even they didn't take the crazies seriously because the $$ was flowing and the sky was the limit. White folks (read: republicans) are running scared right now. Their little world is caving in all around them and the great unwashed masses (read: the American public) has woken up out of a long sleep wondering why their *ss hurts and where the blanket went.Seriously. There are a bunch of white boys standing on their toes and the MINUTE they start yelling their battle cry "**cking A" I'm grabbing my kids and heading to Canada til the fire dies down.
Layo G says:
I cannot even add anything more!! awsome post! enough said!ps: really, who watches DL? he is both NOT FUNNY, and NOT RELEVANT!! really CNN, what is up with giving him an entire show? (oh yea, that was the oh shit, Obama has black people now watching politics, we better give a black guy a show to get the black viewers to stay watching post-election! so irritating that the only way CNN think they can keep black viewers is to get some black guy to blurt out totally irrelevant, idiotic racially bad jokes!) pps: really, this whole Rush, Steele, GOP thing is a RIOT to watch, as a democrat, this is GREAT!!! I love watching the GOP self destruct, and I am not ashamed to say so!!!
Too funny! This was a great post. Too bad it's so sad. I want the two parties to fight over me, dammit! I want to be the cutest girl at the party and have the boys falling all over themselves to try and impress me. It's kinda not happening with Steele.
Danielle Belton says:
@ ChristinaBut Steele IS trying to woo you! He's just doing a really, really crappy job! He's like the Steve Urkel of politics, trying to woo you. Pullin' up the suspenders. Sidling next to you up at the party. Saying "Did I do that?" when he uses "hezzie" wrong.
Zion says:
I thought that Steele would really bring balance for African Americans between the two parties, instead he decided to follow the typical black conservative model: apologetic, unmoved by racism (even when its obvious), and a parrot for the white counterparts voice. I could have taken a bullet better than hearing that Steele apologized to Rush Limbaugh of all people.
opheliamiller says:
Great post!!!! I'm from Maryland and am embarrassed that he was once our Lt. Governor. He's clueless and he's being played.The only thing I can think is maybe he knows and has the attitude "I'm getting mine". What a joke!!!!!
dukedraven says:
Rush viciously attacked Steele with that remark about Republicans hanging up on him when he attempts to collect donations. To me it drives home the fact that Steele isn't the welcomed change in the GOP which he's touted to be. I see the party getting more exclusive and marginalized if they keep on this course. That was a funny bit between Steele and Herr Backmann.
Mike Tyson's ex brother in law has no dignity. I have more respect…ok, maybe admiration…of Lexington Steele than Mike. The mess with Rush has played right into the White House's (note I didn't say Barack…I mean Rahm and his crew) hands.
starrie says:
i'm actually for smaller government and less taxes…that is not what this republican party is all about…i cannot look myself in the face if i voted the party that has rush limbaugh and ann coulter as folks to look up to…maybe steele is a nice guy and maybe he has good intentions, but i can't vote for the party that needs to "sell" the party to me…the last 8 years has shown me how the republicans feel….
iamnotstarjones says:
Kudos to President Obama and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for executing the Art of War on the GOP so effectively in the first 30 days of the President's term. Steele, Limbaugh et al are being played by two stone cold geniuses and I, like The Black Snob, am loving every minute of it.The soundtrack to the continued implosion:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63VTXMBeC8Q
nyc/caribbean ragazza says:
Wow Rush and Steele must be clueless!Rush's ego is getting off on Rahm calling him the "head" of the party and Steele thinks the GOP might actually listen to him. Ha! Lee Atwater must be rolling in his grave.
RiPPa says:
"You're thinking of Shelby."I laughed my ass off when I read that. I had no idea that he was once his brother-in-law.Wow!Your writing is awesome. I've been lurking around here for some time now.Keep the good work coming.
Steele wouldn't even be RNC head if it weren't for Obama. We all no Repubs don't have any great love for blacks and Hispanics, yet they want our vote???!!!And where is their VISION? If they have a better plan to Obama after SCREWING THE COUNTRY UP, what is it?I predict, the repubs will take one final but whooping at the polls in 2010, then the #$%& will really hit the fan.I predict the republican party will split (crazy neocons/fascists vs moderates) and this will set up Obama re-election in 2012.Peace.
mzroz says:
That was hilarious. I totally agree. Mike Steele reminds me too much of Bojangles. He's so much better than that.
@ DanielleHa! But if Michael Steele is trying to woo me…then why isn't he spending more time talking to me? I mean, I heard he was at the State of the Black Union thing, that's cool. I haven't paid any attention to that since I was over to my parents house a few years ago and they were glued to C-SPAN. Even my parents haven't bothered with it in recent years. I heard more about it here and on JJP (and I thank you both for that.)Instead, Steele is busy talking to the other pretty girls, if by "pretty girls" we were to mean "white cable talk show hosts." Does he think that's the best way to get a message out to a minority community? Is the minority community sitting around watching Neil Cavuto? I'm confused.I'm standing here waiting, Michael Steele! Call me – when you get your act together.
Jaddadalos says:
So yall know, I have nothing constructive to add at this time. Just loving the following:"You're about as popular as Judy Winslow" – Just mad there was a link there because there is a high probablility that not many remember her existence on Family Matters"Relax, relate, release. " – Whitley Gilbert goodness… man…FinallySteele said in a telephone interview. "I was maybe a little bit inarticulate. … There was no attempt on my part to diminish his voice or his leadership." – Way to admit to not living up to the bare minimum for acceptable Negroes AND crowning the Rush-man with any acknowlegement of "leadership".**sigh**
Mac Walton says:
Fascinating. Having lost the ideological war where Reagan's government-is-the-economy has proven to be wrong for the times, all the Republicans have now is false, distracting strategies and tactics:* Selecting a woman VP supposedly to take the woman vote from DP;* Selecting Michael Steele as head of the RNC* Marketing Bobby Jindal as the savior of the Republican Party, a guess who doesn't even believe in evolution.It's not working. At one of the worse times in history, Republicans got nothing.
pluky says:
Why is it that only the black blogs picked up on Chuck D's correction as to his hometown? That is "Roosevelt, Long Island. It's not the projects. It's where black people live."FYI, my question is in large part rhetorical.
Rutherford Lawson says:
Danielle, I don't know how long it will take me to stop laughing at your imagined conversation between Steele and Bachmann. A couple of years ago when I was first exposed to Steele, I got over my knee-jerk aversion to black Republicans because I found him dignified and articulate (sorry, I know "articulate" is a loaded adjective when talking about a brother, but I'm sorry, articulate is articulate and dumb-ass street is dumb-ass street). It is now truly an embarrassment to watch Steele try to "blacken" up (or should I say down) the GOP.As for why CNN gave DL Hughley a forum …. you have Bill Maher to blame. Hughley was a frequent guest on Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) and every time he appeared, I said to myself why doesn't this dude just shut up? There are comedians who can make a political statement and it resonates. Sometimes, Chris Rock does this. But DL … no I'm sorry. He needs to stick to comedy.Bravo Danielle. Keep callin' it like you see it!
The Professor says:
This jackass folded like a house of cards! I mean I could respect him for calling out Limbaugh but damn stand your ground!!! It's folks like Steele that take progress that we have made as a people and set us back about 50 years!!!! What a sellout!
I posted on Michael Steele over at daddyBstrong.blospot.com…By bowing down to Rush, he has lost all hope of being a leader in the Republican Party.
Tai Pad Vam says:
As a snobby recovering Republican, I was offended by the fact that Rush Limbaugh was pushed to the forefront to represent the party. He is overweight, which is a clear sign of being out of control. Rush is also a drug addict! Who cares what he thinks. Moreover, the party is so desparate it is pulling all kinds of tricks…..Sit back, it is going to get worse.In ref. to D.L., not sure why everyone dislikes him. He is smart. Being a comedian oppose to a baffoon, he has come a long way with his GED. He is still married to his wife and speaks highly of his children. In case you guys have not noticed there is a "Black out" in Hollywood. So, on Sunday night it is nice, to me, to laugh w/D.L. as he puts his spin on current events. Maybe you guys do not like his hair. Pick your battles wisely. The media is not ran by Blacks, but it seems like whenever Blacks get a show everyone is badmouthing it. So now there are only 3 sitcoms: Under One Roof(UPN); that Tyler Perry sitcom (TNT) and The Game(which is rumoured to be done, over!, (TheCW)). There is 1 mainstream news show, D.L.(CNN). I refuse to count Tavis Smiley's show! All the media execs care about are ratings and the buzz. For some reason "other people" think that all Black people have Black meetings. So when they read that the Wayans are baffoons, they cancel their show. "Jamie Foxx is a coon", they cancel the show. "Girlfriends is unrealistic", they cancel the show! See the pattern. Michael Steele offended me with the whole hip hop term coming out of his mouth, as if!
marvy says:
I too am at a loss to understand the appeal of this nasty, overweight (former?) drug addict, and as much as I think that Steele is a clown, I hated to see him apologize to Limbaugh because he really made himself look small with that move. Furthermore, he was right about Limbaugh being an entertainer. You don't apologize when you're right. And if you feel that you absolutely must say "sorry" at least do it without groveling.
Tai: I do pick my battles wisely. Hughley consistently puts down black women and called black folks niggas. In fact, after that crazy white guy called the Princeton black female players "nappy headed hos," Hughley went on television and said they were some ugly bitches. Like Hughley if you want, but some of us see him for what he is– a sexist jerk who uses profane language to compensate for his lack of good comedic material.
"Aparently, no balls of Steele!"
serena kitt says:
Relax, relate, release is one of my favorite memories from my late black TV childhood. It's a mantra for the ages.
Jiovanni says:
I couldn't have said it better myself. It is sad and embarrassing. He needs to learn a thing or two from Obama if he wants to be successful in his position. And that doesn't mean all of sudden sounding JUST LIKE OBAMA cause that will come off fake as well. He should just be himself and say what he mainly means (I know he's a politician so he cannot speak the truth 100% of the time…sadly). However, in the case of Rush, he meant what he said on the show so I don't get why he backed down. He should've stood his ground. If he wants to change this party for the better, then he needs to change himself first and foremost. In the meantime, I'll be checking to see what President Obama is doing this week.
willet784 says:
Most black people are social conservatives who vote with their pocketbooks (re: more populists) and are Liberal on Civil Rights, Human Rights and law enforcement issues. How are you going to Are you working on a bumper crop of populist black and white Bible thumpers who love diversity because … not to give you any ideas, but THAT'S WHAT I WOULD BE DOING!Snob, Thank you, thank you, thank you. That was so on point. I'm one of those people those populist black Bible thumpers that the Republicans should be courting but they are so clueless. I've been a born-again Christian since I was 17. I don't believe in abortion or gay marriage but I firmly believe in separation of church and state for the sake of the purity of Christianity!! The Republicans forget that even in Christendom there is a separation of church and state–that is, "the world" while intrinsically immoral, has God-ordained secular government to protect people and serve the common good, i.e. Daniel, a godly man, worked for the common good in government for a pagan king–Cyrus, Nebuchadnezzar. The Christian's duty is to convert people by Christian persuasion and example, not forcing people like they are the Christian Taliban. It's counterproductive b/c even the Bible says conversion is a heart issue, so you can't enforce Xian morality without individuals having a Xian conversion. I think the Republicans have done so much harm Christendom than any group of people for a long time b/c they are willfully clueless to this. So, I can NEVER, EVER, EVER vote Republican. I'm an Independent. I live in "fake America", i.e. NYC and on my block there are six Christian churches and a Hindu temple. Within a square mile of me there are probably FIFTY store-front and typical steeple top churches. People in NYC, especially in the immigrant and poor communities are very religious but they are more into the social gospel, helping the poor, etc and that's what I believe in. The Repubs as currently constituted basically believe "the bond-trader shall inherit the earth." How can you claim to be the moral conscience of America when you hate people so much? When you don't care about the poor or the middle class? You know? Because that "let's bring up Lincoln for the 100th time and call black folks ingrates and shit" that your fellow Republicans engage in when they troll my old blog on my old Michael Steele thread DOES NOT WORK. You cannot GUILT me into voting Republican when the parties pulled the ol' switcheroo on several issues nearly 60 years ago. As far as I'm concerned I've got bad and worse to pick from (and a cadre of sad sack third party parties).Once again, Thank you, thank you, thank you for this. I'm a graduate student in history, w/ a speciality in American history and I want to throw my shoe @ black Republicans like Larry Elder, McWhorter and co who always bring the "Republicans are the true lovers of black people" meme b/c of something a group of Republicans did nearly a HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS AGO!!! b/c it assumes political parties are static when they are not and deny that the political parties have changed in the last 60 years. The Democratic Party since Andrew Jackson has been populist in nature in that it defended poor whites. After FDR, due to Eleanor and Perkins his Labor Secretary reached out to Northern black people in the '30s, the Democratic Party started to expand their populist base to include women and black people in addition to poor Southern whites and Northern white ethnics (Irish and Italian). This accelerated during the 1960s with LBJ who, with the Civil Rights Bills of the 1960s basically solidified the black Democratic vote by enforcing the 14 and 15th Amendments for black people. The white Southerners like Jessie Helms and co. defected to the Republican Party after this b/c they felt that their "natural right" to kill and exclude black people from public life was sacred. The modern Republican Party has used Christianity to basically cover this fact and they used to convince white people in the Northern suburbs to go along with the Southern strategy with the "welfare queen" meme and the meme that if you vote Democratic they will give your money to "those people" (black people). Now that a lot of the American electorate are "those people," especially the increasing Hispanic electorate, black people and especially Northern whites in the suburbs who saw their American dream go away with "conservative" supply side economics, they voted Democratic in the last election. I think that's why the Repubs are in shock. It's like all the Northern whites flipped on them and they don't know how to shape the Democrats=welfare to undeserving people (black and Hispanics) when a lot of the former audience are now in the same boat with the minorities. It's fun to watch, though. Lee Atwater must be laughing and crying at the same time.
Humm Mac W.: Not sure if you are actually watching the show, because his comment was "They are not ho's". Furthermore, those basketball players are unattractive/ugly females. I have never heard the word "nigga" used by D.L. on CNN. The point I was making and you just clarified it with your remark, is that some Black people are too sensitive. We need to allow us to be free. There are all kinds of Black people. It will be nice when we truly understand the meaning of freedom and stop trying to colour all Blacks with the same brush. D.L. is not a sexist, he is a realist. Why did it offend you that he called some women ugly? Hit a nerve? Why would a sexist have a female sports commentator? Sometimes you should just get mad at home and let it roll off your back, so that when the REAL sexist guy rears his head your words will be respected. Peace & luv.


CHICAGO, IL (November 17, 2015) — C.H. Robinson, one of the world's largest logistics providers, today announced that it will expand its business operations in Chicago by signing a seven-year lease for a 235,000-square-foot commercial office building and warehouse at 333 Howard Avenue in Des Plaines. Approximately 150 employees will be based at the new facility, which will open its doors in early 2016.
The Des Plaines deal comes on the heels of the company's announcement that it will build a three-story, 207,000-square-foot office building in Lincoln Park that will house more than 1,000 employees. C.H. Robinson is the largest logistics company in Chicago and will celebrate its 100th anniversary of operations in the city next year. The company has roughly doubled its Chicago-based headcount since 2005, and its nearly 2,000 Chicago employees account for almost 15 percent of its global workforce.
The new facility will serve as a major hub for both North American and international freight consolidation operations. Everyday there are thousands of partial shipments flowing through the supply chain. Through C.H. Robinson's freight consolidation services, companies that book less-than-full loads of freight on trucks, ships, and airplanes have their shipments packaged with other loads to create efficiencies in the supply chain.
"C.H. Robinson is a fixture in Chicago's transportation and logistics community and we are pleased to work together on its continued commitment to growth in the region," said World Business Chicago President & CEO Jeff Malehorn. "The Chicago region is one of the nation's - and world's - leading supply chain hubs due to its unmatched access, making it an ideal location for C.H. Robinson's ongoing expansion."
C.H. Robinson's Global Forwarding division helps customer's ship commercial freight internationally via its vast network of transportation providers. The division has more than 3,200 employees in 100 company offices in more than 30 countries. Domestically, C.H. Robinson's North American Surface Transportation division provides full truckload, less than truckload, temperature controlled, flatbed, and intermodal freight transportation services and logistics solutions to companies of all sizes, in a wide variety of industries.
The Des Plaines facility will also serve as C.H. Robinson's in-house TSA Certified Cargo Screening facility (CCSF). This new facility will include 36,726 square feet of warehouse space equipped with state of the art screening technology. The TSA approved C.H. Robinson as a CCSF in April 2012. Since then, C.H. Robinson has provided a dedicated air freight screening team which ensures expeditious service to shippers. In addition, the facility is tied directly to Navisphere®, the company's global technology platform, allowing customers to track their freight before, during, and after the screening process.
The lease was executed with Liberty Property Trust which owns 50 buildings, offering approximately 13 million square feet of space in the Chicago/Milwaukee corridor. Property is concentrated throughout the O'Hare submarket, I-55 Corridor, the Aurora/I-88 submarket and the Minooka/Elwood/I-80 Corridor, Central DuPage, as well as in Southeastern Wisconsin.
Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson is a global provider of multimodal logistics services, fresh produce sourcing, and information services to 46,000 customers through a network of more than 280 offices and over 13,000 employees around the world. The company works with 66,000 transportation providers worldwide. C.H. Robinson is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenues of $13.5 billion in 2014.
Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LPT) is a leader in commercial real estate, serving customers in the United States and United Kingdom, through the development, acquisition, ownership and management of superior office and industrial properties. Liberty's 106 million square foot portfolio includes 728 properties which provide office, distribution and light manufacturing facilities to 1,700 tenants.


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Menopause: a burden?
The Dr. Alfredo Gómez, specialist in gynaecology, speaks to us on the mesenteries of the menopause, is it a load? What problems do appear in this stage?
The women were coming one day that they were stopping menstruating and remaining so calm, were assuming his situation without knowing really that it is what happened to them, were lasting since they could his difficult sexual life and were devoting themselves to have a good collection of ranges. The pains were imputing them to the rheumatism, and the evil humor to which the family was giving him many displeasures. But the things have changed, a woman now is a young person and with many life ahead and many things for doing, for what the search of solutions to his problems is to the orden del día.
The doctors for our part we have an arsenal of means them to help, that before we did not have. Only we still have on that both parts we put in agreement.
What is the menopause?
It is a question of a physiological phenomenon that it takes place when the ovary acts deceitfully and allows working. Since consequence this one stops segregating his corresponding feminine, responsible hormones of to support a balance in order that the whole body of a woman works almost as a clock. The lack of these hormones will give place to a series of problems in each of the sectors of the body. The heart will stay without protection, the bones were starting losing bony mass, to cerebral level genius will appear anxiety, depression, emotional instability, sadness, insomnia, loss of the memory, evil, etc.
To metabolic level the cholesterol will increase, there will be an increase of weight principally in the trunk. The vagina will atrophy and produce dryness and pain to itself with the sexual relations, the libido will diminish up to managing to disappear. All that in addition coincides with an epoch where the cancer appears with more frequency, for what, the been general evil together with the fear, they will do that the life of the woman turns into a situation difficult to overcome.
Menopause and quality of life
The current position of the medicine opposite to this situation is of help. First with a periodic contact, at least annual with the woman in trying to diagnose as soon as possible pathologies that can be solved, cancer of breast, endometrium neck, etc. Second in avoiding problems since previously we have exhibited.
Third party to restore a treatment which with the minor prejudice, allows the woman to have VIDA'S QUALITY, which does that his menopause is not a disaster, but a prolongation of the youth which he had enjoyed till now. But for all that it is necessary to leave aside gossips, bad advices, tabúes, and overcoat to be left to advise for the professional who will offer him the better thing, the most new thing and overcoat the least harmful thing to his health.
The doctors we neither are gods, nor have the solution for all the males, but with our knowledge and formation, yes we can give the help for that every woman on having come to the menopause must look.
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Has Patriarchy Turned Us Into A Bunch of Mean Girls?
Posted on June 8, 2019 October 22, 2019 by admin
In the 2004 film "Mean Girls" we watched a group of high schoolers maneuver the delicate dance of adolescence. The film shed a comical light on the social hierarchies women navigate when competing for the prizes of patriarchy, that would be men, and no one was a bigger competitor than Regina George. Mean girl extraordinaire, Regina, and her crew of "plastics", brought down a reign of teen terror all in the hopes of winning back the ultimate prize, a boy. But as competition intensified, everyone would soon realize that there was no victory to be had, especially Regina. The film unintentionally highlighted that amongst women living under gendered oppression, the victor, the villain and the victim are often one in the same. Although a villain in her social circle, Regina George was no less a victim, albeit an unsympathetic one. And the same can be said for any young woman who believes that her feminine power rests solely in her ability to maneuver men. But we can't blame young girls like Regina, we all learn fairly early on that boys can either make life heaven or hell for us. And when you ingrain young girls with the belief that the quality of their life is predicated on their ability to be selected by men, other girls stop being advocates and start being adversaries.
What happens when a woman devotes her energy to chasing the spoils of patriarchy? She becomes a mean girl. She becomes the woman who only befriends men because "other women can't be trusted", but the reality is that she struggles to decipher potential collaborator from competitor. The movie "Mean Girls" may have used adolescent voices to tell its story but there's little question that some of the meanest girls around are adult women. And because patriarchy wouldn't function if it were any other way, these competitive instincts we see exhibited amongst women are arguably patriarchy's saving grace. How so? Well let's unpack the pieces. Patriarchy is a social system in which men hold primary power and dominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. Patriarchy is marked by the legal dependence of women and children and the recognition of descent and inheritance through the male line. It is rooted in gender-based violence and fundamentally influences power relations between men and women, as well as men and other men. And although that tends to be where the conversation fades, a lesser discussed relationship that suffers under the weight of gendered oppression is the relationship between women and other women.
Let's look at Chimpanzees for a moment, who are notoriously patriarchal. Males utilize aggression, violence and intimidation to establish rank amongst one another for the purpose of securing resources, land, food, etc. These same tactics are then utilized by males to access and control their female counterparts. They commonly exhibit acts of sexual aggression towards female chimps during monthly swelling, which indicates peak fertility, punish them for interacting with other males within the community and ostracize them for fraternizing with male chimps outside of the clan, essentially using intimidation to hoard mating opportunities. Male chimps steal food, commit infanticide, and aggressively engage female chimps at their whim, establishing a dangerous dominance hierarchy within the species that mirrors the one we see in humans.
A dominance hierarchy is formed when an animal repeatedly receives a submissive or compliant response from another animal in aggressive encounters. This submissive response reinforces the aggressive behavior and from there, a social ranking system is formed. This ranking system creates the appearance of order by reducing conflict and averting most violent encounters, simply because each party knows their role. Dominance hierarchies aren't about satisfaction or suitability, they're about survival. The dominant party uses whatever methods accessible to them, including intimidation and violence, to secure resources, ie, currency, food, land, influence, etc. and the submissive party appeases the dominant one in exchange for access to those resources and safety, either of which can be retracted at any time. In order to maintain this hierarchy, which almost solely benefits the dominant party, both roles must be filled, and the way the submissive party is kept in submission is by being convinced that that role is the safest, most foolproof option for them. Unfortunately, science says that's not true.
Not only does science say the submissive role is the least desirable one in a society, science also says it's the most dangerous. In adaptation to their staunchly patriarchal environment, female chimpanzees have mastered submissive posturing when it comes to dealing with male chimps. But their frustrations can easily be seen in the way they interact with one another. Female chimps compete for food, territory and male attention, often attacking female chimps from neighboring communities and sometimes killing their offspring. With little to no direct paternal care in chimp communities, female chimpanzees focus their efforts on decreasing competition which often equates greater access to resources. And as evidenced by a documented correlation between population density and acts of aggression, the more competition that exists for males, the more aggressive the female chimps became with each other.
In contrast, female Bonobos, a relative of the Chimpanzee, demonstrate how friendship and collaboration can form a direct counterattack to male dominance. Female bonobos form treaties with one another, always defend one another in conflict against male bonobos and hoard food for one another. Female bonobos discovered that upon prioritizing the long term health of the whole group over the temporary contentment of the individual, they all faired better, essentially stripping male bonobos of their ability to leverage resources for control. What female bonobos prove is that the most effective way for women to counter the effects of patriarchy would be to behave amongst unrelated women as though they were related, but that's hard to do when you see all women as a threat, even kin. In a male dominated society, the women are never truly safe, not around men and often times not around one other. Patriarchy isn't just a bunch of humans behaving like primates because nature says so. It's systemic sanction for one group and orchestrated oppression for another. And when oppression turns your collaborators into competitors, your progress becomes a lot less plausible.
Patriarchy has played us all. As it pertains to our struggle against gendered oppression, patriarchy has monopolized our efforts by allowing men to centralize themselves in these discussion, just as patriarchy would have them do. But a major component of patriarchy has to do with how we interface with one other when men aren't present. And countless women-led organizations established for the purpose of opposing gendered oppression have demonstrated that its not enough to be anti-patriarchy if you're not pro womanhood in all its' forms. We cannot be for women and against women who "women differently" than us. Simply put, conditional feminism is just as productive as no feminism at all, and how much more evidence do we need to acknowledge that we get no where when we behave like men towards one another. This doesn't mean we overlook destructive behavior and toxic thought processes, but it does mean that we learn to correct one another in love and in patience. It does mean that we recognize one another's victimhood, even if it presents differently than our own. And it does mean that we give each other the space and the support necessary to become former misogynists, because we all had things we had to unlearn. Patriarchy's secret weapon is our disjointedness, but the key word in that is "our". It's time we took that back.
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(Sub) You Will Be Mine, Hero. I Refuse!
Facing his enemy by himself, Hero finds that the enemy he has tried so long to reach has many more tricks in store for him.
The deal between Hero and the Demon King is not widely accepted and he begins to question if it was a wise decision to go through with the Demon King's plan.
(Sub) Where Have You Been?!
The Demon King prepares for the next phase of her plan in a meeting with Hero and a nun in a convent. Past relationships could lead to a difficult futures when the nun learns of the joint venture the Demon King and Hero have planned.
(Sub) If That Happens, I'll Take a Bite Out of the Hero!
Months pass since the Demon King has heard from Hero. His absence has made it hard for her to concentrate on her guests, the Delegates from the trade group.
A year passes without any advancement and Hero doesn't like what the outcome of a losing battle looks like.
The battle to take bright Light Island is going nowhere fast. Victory lies on the shoulders of the Crimson Scholar and the reformatted battle plan.
The Demon King gets her affairs in order as she prepares to return to the Demon realm.
Hero goes on a trip with the Merchant and the Crimson Scholar but the Church has other plans for the Scholar.
The speech of the century makes the enemy rethink their plans and leads to a retreat.
The actions of one person will determine the fate of many.
As the Demons and soldiers mobilize for war, a proposal with the Financial minister is made by Merchant.
The battle is on with the Demon King as measures are being pt in place to prevent an all out war.


The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL), also known as the Lake House Group, is one of the oldest and largest newspaper houses in the country. Presently, it publishes four daily publications (Daily News, Dinamina, Thinakaran and Resa) and three weekly publications (Sunday Observer, Silumina and Vaaramanjari) in Sinhala, Tamil and English. ANCL was founded by D.R. Wijewardene as a private company in 1926, and is located on the street named after him. Following his death in 1956, the editorial policies were overlooked by his son-in-law Esmond Wickremesinghe. In 1973, the government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike nationalised the company through the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon (Special Provisions) Act No. 28. A.K. Premadasa was appointed as its first Chairperson.
At present, there are 99 shareholders which includes the Department of Public Trustee, 10 institutions and 88 individuals. These individuals are primarily related to the founders of ANCL or those who held shares at the company prior to its nationalisation. Some of these individuals include the current Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who owns 0.19 percent of shares, and Ranjit Sujiva Wijewardene, the owner of Wijeya Newspapers, who owns 0.57 percent of shares. 87.56 percent of ANCL's shares are held by the Public Trustee, which is within the Department of Public Trustee, on behalf of the government. This body comes under the purview of the Ministry of Justice and Prison Reforms.
The ANCL Act provides for the Public Trustee to issue these shares to members of the public, which includes societies registered under the Cooperative Societies Law, societies registered under the Societies Ordinance, trade unions registered under the Trade Unions Ordinance, public corporations, working journalists and other persons employed in the company, but excludes companies engaged in the business of printing or publishing a newspaper. According to the ANCL Act, no individual should exceed 2 percent of shares, thereby ensuring that ownership is not concentrated in the hands of one or a few individuals. However, transfers from the Public Trustee to the public have not taken place despite pressure from the media sector, as well as cases filed in the Supreme Court to broadbase ownership as per the legislation. The legislation effectively concentrates ownership of a large newspaper establishment under the control of a government directed institution (see the Legal Assessment for further details).
The Department of Public Trustee comes under the purview of the Ministry of Justice and Prison Reforms. The Public Trustee is entrusted with upholding the final wishes, purposes of the estates (money and/ or property) of donors, settlers of charitable trusts within a legal framework for the utmost benefit of beneficiaries and/ or the general public.
Don Richard Wijewardene, also referred to as D.R. Wijewardene, established the Lake House newspapers and played a key role in Sri Lanka's independence movement. He entered the political arena in 1913, after being elected as the Secretary of the Ceylon National Association. In 1914, Wijewardene, along with his brother, acquired Dinamina, a Sinhala language daily, and thereafter took over the English language daily, The Ceylonese, and re-named it to 'Ceylon Daily News'. This was followed by the publication of Thinakaran, a Tamil language daily. In 1926, these newspapers were consolidated under the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL). This institution is presently owned by the state and publishes seven newspapers, namely, Daily News, Dinamina, Thinakaran, Resa, Sunday Observer, Silumina and Vaaramanjari.
Ranjit Wijewardene is D.R. Wijewardene's son and the founder as well as the CEO of Wijeya Newspapers Limited.
Ruwan Wijewardene is D.R. Wijewardene's grandson and the incumbent State Minister of Defence.
Sujan Wijewardene is D.R. Wijewardene's grandson and the current Deputy Chairperson of Wijeya Newspapers Limited.
Ranil Wickremesinghe is also D.R. Wijewardene's grandson. He is the incumbent Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and Leader of the United National Party (UNP).
Shan Wickremesinghe, Ranil Wickremesinghe's brother, is the incumbent Chairperson of Telshan Networks (Pvt) Limited (TNL), a media company.
Upali Wijewardene is D.R. Wijewardene's nephew and also the founder of Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Limited.
J.R. Jayawardene is D.R. Wijewardene's nephew, and served as the First Executive President of Sri Lanka.
Krishantha Prasad Cooray – is the Chairperson of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. In Sri Lanka's media sphere, he has previously held an executive position at The Capital Maharaja Organisation Limited and oversaw the news broadcasts by the company's TV and radio stations. He reportedly played a key role in establishing the Rivira Media Corporation (Pvt) Limited under the Richard Peiris Group and served there as founding Director and CEO. The Nation and Rivira were launched under his direction. However, Rivira ceased its English publication, The Nation, in 2017.
Mohan Ray Abeywardena – Director and Board Member. He is on the Board of Directors at the Colombo Stock Exchange, Lanka Ventures Limited, Asia Siyaka Limited, Asian Alliance Insurance PLC. He is a Managing Director at Acuity Partners (Pvt) Limited, Chairperson at Acuity Stockbrokers (Pvt) Limited, Chairperson at Acuity Securities Limited, Independent Non-Executive Director at Asia Siyaka Limited, Independent Non-Executive Director at Asian Alliance Insurance PLC, Executive Director at Guardian Acuity Asset Management Limited, and a Member at The Chartered Institute of Marketing.
The official website of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited has limited information on the management structure, although some information on the current board of directors was displayed. Hence, secondary sources were referenced to compile the required data. Information on the shareholders was gathered through the annual returns available at the Department of Registrar of Companies. The most recent data was available for the year 2016. Readership data was obtained from the Kantar Lanka Market Research Bureau (LMRB) for the year 2017. While the Media Ownership Monitor research team reached out to ANCL by formally requesting for the company's information on 20 July 2018, the company did not respond to the aforementioned request.


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Taxi cab concessions
Encounter with cabbie reveals the U of C's standing outside of Hyde Park
By Luke Dumas
[img id="77118″ align="alignleft"] I was heaving my luggage past the sliding glass doors and onto the sidewalk at Midway Airport when two taxis full of U of C students slammed their doors and drove off. "Perfect," I thought, nixing the notion that I'd be able to carpool and save some money. Then a grubby employee pointed a finger at me accusatorily.
"Hey you. Wanna cab?" There was a scary second when I was sure that this man was a crazy person, and yet I still confirmed that I did indeed need a cab. He stepped off the curb into oncoming traffic, halted it with only a glare, and signaled a free driver to come pick me up.
"Thank you," I told him as the cab pulled up, to which he just grunted and walked away. At least the cabdriver, who had already begun retrieving my bags, was smiling kindly.
"Hello," he greeted me with a thick African accent.
"Hello," I said, and thanked him. We got in the cab, and I gave him my address.
"Oh, University of Chicago," he said, staring at me intently through the rearview mirror. "I thought maybe Northwestern. You look like that."
"Hmm." I nodded noncommittally and looked out the window.
Though he continued to talk and stare, Garfield A. Dawodu was quite as cordial as I could have hoped. He asked the stock questions, like where I was from—"Tucson, AZ," I answered—and ranted in good humor about why anyone would leave an 80-degree winter for one such as this. "Why," he asked next, "did you not go to University of Arizona? It's a very good school!"
"It's only OK," I responded.
"No, I know it's good. My cousin went there for medical school. It's very good. Not OK." His eyes narrowed in the mirror. "Good."
"Um…all right."
"You just wanted to move away from your parents, yes?"
"Well, I did, but that's not why—"
"Then say that. Say you wanted to move away, not that University of Arizona is only OK." He was suddenly edgy; apparently I had insulted his cousin. "Admit that's why. Say it."
"All right," I falsely conceded, testily on the verge of comparing Chicago's U.S. News and World Report ranking of 8 to Arizona's 96.
"And what subject are you studying?" he persisted.
"Then why pay all that money?! University of Chicago is good, but it's not known for that."
"Well, neither is Arizona."
The front seat went quiet, and the driver's dark eyes flicked away from the mirror. "That's true," he muttered stonily, and a preening satisfaction rose in my chest. But really, I was baffled: Why would this guy try to throw down with me about Chicago, the school I attended, and Arizona, the school I had researched, lived in close proximity to, and turned down a full scholarship from, as if he knew more about either than me? Why, when he had until then been so kind and accommodating? I couldn't help but muse, as I had a number of times before, that the U of C is often a victim of the most aggressive kind of ignorance.
It was like back home, where college education is often thought of as the few months of your life after which you decide that your career in hamburger-flipping is more worthwhile and deserves your full attention. It's a stepping-stone, really—best skipped if possible. The average Tucsonan has heard of Yale and Harvard, but when I mention the University of Chicago, he hears only the name of the city.
"Ooh, Chicago," he says. "But it's so cold! Why would you want to move there?"
"Ooh, Chicago. I hope you have a warm coat."
"Ooh, Chicago. Don't get yourself shot."
As if I'd moved 2,000 miles to just sit on a street corner in a bad neighborhood in the dead of winter. Mention, however, that you received a partial scholarship from Pima Community College, and you're sure to get a hearty handshake and a yeehaw! But it's not just Arizona. Even Chicagoans like my friend Garfield dismiss the U of C in place of popular mid-tier institutions.
Chicago, I've realized, is like the Jan Brady of universities, eclipsed on both sides by her snooty older sister with the famous name and her indiscriminating younger sister with the pretty face. A select few notice and appreciate Jan, but most don't, and don't care to. And just as I waited for the middle Brady to secretly poison her more popular sisters, I wait for Chicago to do the same, and rival Yale and Harvard in more than academics alone.
But in the end, Jan disappointed me. Rather than committing murder, she accepted her lot in life and continued on, as I imagine the U of C will too. I'll have to make due with the world-class education, the bragging rights among the educated, and the knowledge that I can take any cabdriver who crosses me.
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Deborah Rush (Chatham (New Jersey), 10 april 1954) is een Amerikaanse actrice.

Biografie
Rush begon met acteren in het theater, zij maakte in 1975 haar debuut op Broadway met het toneelstuk Dance with Me, hierna heeft zij nog vijfmaal opgetreden op Broadway. In 1983 met het toneelstuk Noises Off, in 1985 met het toneelstuk Hav Fever, in 1993 met het toneelstuk The Sisters Rosensweig, in 2005 met het toneelstuk Absurd Person Singular en in 2009 met het toneelstuk Blithe Spirit.

Rush begon in 1978 met acteren voor televisie in de film Oliver's Story. Hierna heeft zij nog meerdere rollen gespeeld in films en televisieseries zoals Zelig (1983), In & Out (1997), Spin City (1996-1998), You've Got Mail (1998), Three to Tango (1999), American Wedding (2003) en The Box (2009).

Rush is in 1985 getrouwd met Chip Cronkite (zoon van Walter Cronkite) en hebben twee zonen.

Filmografie

Films
 2020 Before/During/After - als therapeute nr. 4
 2008 Accommodations - als Victoria Maason
 2016 Women Who Kill - als Grace
 2015 Ava's Possessions - als Joanna
 2012 Rhymes with Banana – als Jane
 2009 The Box – als Clymene Steward
 2009 Julie & Julia – als Avis De Voto
 2008 Lie to Me – als Katherine
 2007 The Visitor – als vrouw van Upper East Side
 2007 The Good Life – als Diane
 2006 Half Nelson – als Jo Dunne
 2005 Strangers with Candy – als Sara Blank
 2004 Tempting Adam – als Ruth Heller
 2003 American Wedding – als Mary Flaherty
 2002 Bad Company – als mrs. Patterson
 2002 The Good Girl – als Gwen Jackson
 1999 Three to Tango – als Lenore
 1999 Earthly Possessions – als Heidi Anderson
 1999 Advice from a Caterpillar – als gastvrouw voor diner
 1998 You've Got Mail – als Veronica Grant
 1997 In & Out – als Ava Blazer
 1995 Reckless – als Trish
 1992 Passed Away – als Denise Scanlan
 1990 My Blue Heaven – als Linda
 1989 Family Business – als Michelle Dempsey
 1989 She-Devil – als verslaggeefster
 1989 Parents – als mrs. Zellner
 1988 Big Business – als Binky Shelton
 1987 Invisible Thread – als dr. Norris
 1986 Heat – als D.D.
 1985 Compromising Positions – als Brenda Dunck
 1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo – als Rita
 1983 A Night in Heaven – als Patsy
 1983 Zelig – als Lita Fox
 1982 Split Image – als Judith
 1982 Alice at the Palace – als moeder van Alice
 1982 A Midsummer Night's Dream – als Hermia
 1981 Honky Tonk Freeway – als zuster Mary Magdalene
 1981 Kiss Me, Petruchio – als Bianca
 1979 10 – als tandartsassistente
 1978 Oliver's Story – als eerste vrouw in bar

Televisieseries
Uitgezonderd eenmalige gastrollen.
 2016 - 2020 Billions - als Ellen Rhoades - 4 afl.
 2013 - 2019 Orange Is the New Black - als Carol Chapman - 11 afl.
 2010 Big Lake – als Linda Franklin – 10 afl.
 1999 – 2000 Strangers with Candy – als Sara Blank – 30 afl.
 1996 – 1998 Spin City – als Helen Winston – 4 afl.
 1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III – als Isabel Hazard – 2 afl.

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