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The future of arts education – broaden, deepen, diversify, intensify
Posted by Grant Hall on March 10, 2020 April 29, 2020
By D.Paul Schafer
Let's start with the context of arts education. This is because context plays a crucial role in determining the contents of arts education, as it does in virtually all other disciplines and areas of life as well.
There is no doubt about what the most important factor was in determining the present context of arts education. It was the publication of C. P. Snow's book The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution in 1959. (C. P. Snow, 1959)
In this book, Snow made the case that intellectual life in the western world was divided into two cultures – the artistic-humanistic culture and the scientific culture. This was a real hinderance in coming to grips with the world's most difficult problems at that time according to Snow because the artistic-humanistic culture was given too much attention and the scientific culture too little attention in western countries and their educational systems and institutions.
Snow made such a powerful case for giving much more attention to the sciences and scientific education in the western world that a shift began to occur away from the arts, humanities, and an artistic-humanistic education and towards the sciences and a scientific education. It wasn't long after this that the sciences were treated as "hard subjects" and the arts and humanities as "soft subjects." This was accompanied by an increase in funding for the sciences and a scientific education and a decrease in funding for the arts, humanities, and an artistic-humanistic education in educational institutions in the western world.
If this practice had been confined to education in the western world, Snow's case may not have had the powerful effect it eventually had in determining the present context of arts education. But it was not to be. Not long after this practice was commenced, it became popular in the western world as a whole. This was because science was linked to economics, politics, industry, and technology – and therefore the convictions of businessmen, politicians, civil servants, corporations, and governments – that this was the key to solving the world's most difficult problems, much as Snow had proposed. It was also seen by these people, corporations, and governments as the key to returning to the economic age that had begun with the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations in 1776 but had been stalled for a long time in the middle part of the twentieth century due to the stock market crash of 1929, the Great Depression from 1929 to 1939, the Second World War from 1939 to 1945, and post-war recovery after that. It was time to get things back on track.
By this time, it was no longer a case of treating the sciences as hard subjects and the arts and humanities as soft subjects. More fundamentally, it was a case of treating the sciences as "hard activities" and the arts and humanities as "soft activities." Viewing activities in this way was not only becoming firmly entrenched in the minds of businessmen, politicians, civil servants, corporations, and governments, but also in the minds of most citizens. As this happened, the Snow thesis – as it was called at that time and is still called today – became a societal phenomenon and not just an educational phenomenon. Hard activities were concerned with "the basics of life" and what life and living were really all about; soft activities were concerned with "the frills in life," and what life and living were about in people's "spare time." Visualized and dealt with in this way, artistic and humanistic activities were appropriate as leisure-time pursuits, but had little to do with the necessities and essentials of life. Their purpose was to "round people out" and make them more civilized and sophisticated, as well as provide them with the recreation and entertainment they needed to prevent them from becoming bored in life and capable of enjoying their free time more.
When Snow saw what was happening after The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution was published in 1959, he wrote a second book on this subject called The Two Cultures: And a Second Look: An Expanded Version of the Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution in 1963. (C. P. Snow, 1963) In this book, Snow attempted to explain his case for science and a scientific education in much more detail, as well as to rectify the rift that had developed between the arts and humanities on the one hand and the sciences on the other hand. However, it was too late. The pendulum was swinging away from the arts and humanities and towards the sciences and Snow was powerless to prevent it, as often happens in situations that become polarized like this.
In the years to follow, and especially after the arts and humanities were seen and treated as soft activities and the sciences as hard activities, courses and programs in the arts began to be cut in many educational jurisdictions throughout the world because a lower priority was placed on them in both the curricular and extracurricular sense. This worsened in the final decades of the twentieth century and first decades of the twenty-first century, especially as this practice became more commonplace and entrenched in government departments of education and educational institutions around the world.
As this happened, arts educators found themselves in a very difficult position in more and more countries in the world because they were forced to decide what courses and programs should be terminated and what courses and programs should be maintained. Seen and treated largely as entertainment and leisure-time activities – and valued primarily for their economic impact in the economic age people were living in – arts educators had to make the best of a very difficult situation. This was not an easy task to deal with, since the context of arts education was stacked against them. Nevertheless, they fought back, and began to justify arts educational courses and programs not only for their ability to teach students to play musical instruments, paint pictures, act in plays, dance, write, and prepare people generally for enjoying the arts later in life, but also for their ability to address important social and cultural concerns and stimulate people's creativity.
An excellent example of this "added dimension of arts education" was the creation of the "Seoul Agenda" that was produced by delegates at the Second World Conference on Arts Education convened by UNESCO in Seoul, South Korea in 2010. Included among the goals and objectives of the Agenda were:
• Apply arts education principles and practices to contribute to resolving the social and cultural challenges facing today's world;
• Support and enhance the role of arts education in the promotion of social responsibility, social cohesion, cultural diversity, and intercultural dialogue; and
• Affirm arts education as the foundation for balanced creative, cognitive, emotional, aesthetic, and social development of children, youth, and life-long learning.
This describes the present context of arts education in most parts of the world today. It is a context that is heavily oriented towards seeing and treating arts education as a soft activity, arts educational courses and programs as soft courses and programs, preparing students for living in an economic age where the arts are valued primarily for their leisure-time capabilities and economic effects, and, more recently, focusing on the ability of arts education to come to grips with socio-cultural issues and stimulate individual and collective creativity.
This context manifests itself most conspicuously in Canada where I live when students in secondary schools talk about the need to take the "six pack" – three sciences and three maths – if they want to get into a good university, receive more job offers, land a better job, bring home a bigger pay cheque, and enjoy a higher material standard of living and quality of life. This is endorsed by many parents who are reluctant to see their children get involved in arts education and especially think about pursuing a career in the arts.
This attitude says a great deal about "the image of the educated person" that is promoted and entrenched in the economic age today. It is an image that is based on the concept of "economic man" or "economic personality." This is a person or personality who is concerned largely with the production and consumption of goods and services and creation of material and monetary wealth – as well as maximizing consumer satisfaction in the marketplace – in order to keep economies functioning effectively and growing at a rapid rate.
The problem with this image is that it is not compatible with the type of individual or educated person who is needed if we are to be successful in coming to grips with the life-threatening challenges that exist throughout the world today. Clearly a new image of the person or personality in general – and the education of the person or personality in particular – is needed to come to grips with these challenges. (D. Paul Schafer and Sal Amenta, 1992)
Fortunately for arts education and arts educators, "the moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on" as the Persian poet, Omar Khayyam, said in his poem The Rubáiyát that was translated into English by Edward FitzGerald in 1859. Clearly the moving finger is writing and writing a great deal these days, as well as moving on and exposing some exceedingly difficult and dangerous problems in the process.
Over the last few decades, powerful signs have been emitted throughout the world that the economic age is not capable of coming to grips with these problems. Not only is it having a devastating effect on the natural environment and producing colossal inequalities in income and wealth, but also it is not capable of coming to grips with the hostilities and conflicts that have arisen in many parts of the world in recent years as a result of the interaction and intermingling of people, groups, races, cultures, and religions with very different worldviews, values, traditions, customs, beliefs, and ways of life. This is because the economic age is designed to produce goods, services, and material and monetary wealth, and is not designed to come to grips with problems as vast, vital, and multidimensional as this.
To do this, it is necessary to pass out of the economic age and into a cultural age. Not only would a cultural age provide a more effective context for dealing with these and other problems – especially when culture is defined and dealt with in holistic terms as a complex whole or total way of life – but also it would provide a much better context for developing the arts in general and arts education in particular. This is because the principal priority in a cultural age would be to achieve balanced and harmonious relationships between all the different forces, factors, disciplines, and activities that constitute global development and human affairs. Moreover, there has been an inexorable bond and intimate connection between the arts and culture dating back to classical times. (D. Paul Schafer, 2008)
Just as the economic age has an image of the educated person buried deep within it, so does a cultural age. This latter image is concerned with the education of "the whole person" or "cultural personality," and consequently with people who are holistic, centered, creative, altruistic, and humane. (D. Paul Schafer, 2019) This is necessary to achieve more happiness, fulfilment, and spirituality in life, as well as live in harmony with the natural environment and other people, races, religions, countries, cultures, and species. It is also required to develop new worldviews, value systems, mindsets, and modes of behaviour than the ones that exist today, as well as different skills, abilities, and assets if people are to function effectively in a cultural age and this age is to provide an effective context for arts education and other disciplines in the future.
There are many signs that indicate that things are moving in a favourable direction in this regard. One of the most important of these signs is the rapidly evolving realization that the arts in general – and arts education in particular – have an essential role to play at all stages and ages in life, from the earliest years of life to the final days of life. And this is not all. These signs also reveal that the arts and arts education have a key role to play in coming to grips with many different types of illnesses and diseases, such as depression, anxiety, autism, Parkinson's, ALS, Alzheimers, and many others.
What is ironic about this is the fact that the sciences are playing a very important role in this area. This is because they are shedding a great deal of light on the nature and functioning of the human brain, the interaction that goes on between the right and left hemispheres of the brain, and the necessity of achieving balance and harmony between these two hemispheres if good health and well-being are to be assured.
Scientists involved in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI), for instance, have discovered through scientific research that music provides "a total workout for the brain," whereas most other activities provide only "a partial workout for the brain." This is because music stimulates blood flow, the brain, the mind, the body, the senses, and all other human organs and faculties. It also reduces blood pressure and relieves pain, improves sleep, increases motivation and mental awareness, and enhances memory. (6) Added to this are all the scientific studies and empirical experiments being undertaken in this area at the International Arts+Mind Lab of the Brain Science Institute at John's Hopkins School of Medicine through its "research-to-practice initiatives" and what is called "neuroaesthetics."
Empirical and scientific findings like this have not only been revealed in music, but also in most other art forms as well. Take the visual arts as another illustration of this. Scientific research has confirmed that paintings enhance many brain functions by having an impact on brain wave patterns and emotions, the nervous system, and increased serotonin levels, as well as neural systems that yield a broad range of additional benefits such as motor skills, creativity, and improved emotional harmony. And this is not all. Research undertaken by Professor Semir Keki, Chair in neuroaesthetics at University College, London, has revealed that "whether it is a landscape, a still life, an abstract, or a portrait" that people are looking at, "there is a strong activity in that part of the brain that is related to pleasure." When people look at paintings, and especially beautiful paintings, blood flow increases in certain parts of the brain quite considerably. (7)
These studies, and many others like them, confirm that the arts and sciences – like arts education and science education – are mutually complementary rather than mutually exclusive as well as cooperative rather than competitive when it comes to researching and finding solutions to a whole set of basic human problems and improving people's health and general well-being. In order words, the pendulum has started to swing back towards the centre rather than remaining stuck on one side, just as most people in the arts and probably many people in the sciences have hoped. One organization that knew about this all along and incorporated it into their work is the Scientific Research Institute of Spiritual Development of Man and UNESCO Chair "Spiritual and Cultural Values of Upbringing and Education" at Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian University in Kyiv, Ukraine. This organization has been providing courses and programs, undertaking research, writing about their scientific and artistic findings, convening conferences, and producing informative publications in this area for many years now, thereby enhancing collective knowledge and understanding of the rich cornucopia of artistic and scientific benefits that can and are being derived from this.
Studies and findings like this, and many others that are taking place throughout the world today, confirm that the time is ripe to visualize and deal with arts education in a whole new way in educational systems and institutions around the world.
Rather than cutting back on arts education courses and programs, it is time to broaden, deepen, diversify, and intensify arts education in elementary, secondary, post-secondary, and adult education institutions and learning centres throughout the world, Not only does a cultural age provide a far better context and fit for arts education in this sense, but also it confirms that the arts have a central rather than marginal role to play as "drivers" of cultural activities and "exemplars" of cultural experiences in an age of this type.
Many developments are required in educational systems and institutions around the world if this role is to be realized. One is broadening the scope of arts education, from the traditional performing, exhibiting, and literary arts to the film, photographic, architectural, design, environmental, culinary, material, and language arts, as well as what different countries deem to be art forms in the first place. In Japan, for example, tree-dwarfing and flower-arranging are considered art forms, just as calligraphy is in China and tattooing is in Tanzania. There is an enormous amount to be learned from each and every one of these art forms, and others like them such as the horticultural arts, that appear less frequently on the list but are very important in the diverse and globalized world we are living in today.
What is true for the scope of arts education is also true for artistic styles. This is especially important with respect to what is usually referred to as the "classical arts" and the "popular arts." Surely the time has come to incorporate the more popular arts into many arts educational curriculums, courses, and programs in the world, such as folk music, folk art, film music, art in public places, street theatre, wall murals, pop music, country music, ethnic dancing, and so forth. There is a great deal to be learned from these many diverse styles. This can be achieved by understanding the social barriers and class structures that have been created over many centuries that separate these different styles, as well as focusing much more attention on the pedagogical benefits and educational rewards that result from this. As Leonard Cohen, composer of Hallelujah said his in popular song Anthem, "Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
There are also the different genres. If, as the saying goes, "all is known by comparison," then it makes a great deal of sense to compare and contrast different genres, especially genres in various periods of history and parts of the world. What are the similarities and differences, for instance, between the arts in the ancient, medieval, early modern, and contemporary periods of history in different areas of the world, as well as between musical and visual art genres in different countries of the world during this time? What are the major differences between occidental and oriental art, or, to push this point a bit further, between music as it evolved in England, Germany, France, Spain, Russia, and Japan over the last four hundred years? What do differences here say about other aspects of the cultures of these countries, as well as their different ways of life?
Then there is the creative dimension of arts education. While most arts educational programs around the world are strong in the performing, exhibiting, literary, and presentational side of the arts, they are less strong and often weak on the creative side, largely because less attention has been paid to this particular dimension of the arts in both the historical and contemporary sense. This has been addressed in music education by the Canadian composer, author, and educator, R. Murray Schafer, who worked as a composer in many classrooms in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools in Canada, United States, Europe, and South America. As a composer, he took an approach to music education that was based much more on exploring sound, sounds, and composing music than on melodies, learning to play musical instruments, and performing music. While his approach was strongly resisted at the beginning, the international popularity of his many books on this subject – including Composer in the Classroom, Ear Clearing: Notes for an Experimental Music Course, Creative Music Education: A Handbook for the Modern Music Teacher, and especially The Thinking Ear: Complete Writings on Music Education – confirm that there is a great deal to be learned from taking a compositional approach to music education and not just a performing or presentational approach.
In a comprehensive and full-fledged arts education curriculum of the type proposed here, a great deal of consideration would also be given to the multiplicity of ways in which the arts can enhance and enrich our knowledge, understanding, awareness, and appreciation of both the natural world and the human-made world.
As far as the natural world is concerned, the mind boggles at how many artistic works have been created that are concerned with this world in all its diverse forms and dimensions, and especially with how it cleans, cleanses, expresses, and manifests itself, creates communication among its myriad different components, and connects everybody and everything in countless ways. There are millions of artistic works that do this, such as the constellation of works that have to do with the sun, moon, stars, sky, planets, landscapes, seascapes, the phases of the day, the seasons of the year, lakes, rivers, streams, forests, mountains, and an infinite number of plants and animals. While these works provide an incredible amount of pleasure in a recreational and entertainment sense – is there anything more enjoyable than listening to Vivaldi's The Four Seasons in a concert hall or sitting in a living room or study at home? – they also expand our comprehension and affection for the natural world immensely, especially at a time when we are losing contact with nature and the natural environment due to increased urbanization and other factors when this is required more than ever.
This brings us to the human-made world, which is also composed of countless elements, ingredients, and complex entities such as towns, cities, countries, cultures, civilizations, and the universal cultural heritage of humankind. There is a vast reservoir of artistic works that can not only be enjoyed and appreciated here, but also studied in great depth through the arts because the arts teach us a great deal about how past and present generations of people in every part of the world have imprinted and are imprinting their thoughts, ideas, creativity, culturescapes, and beliefs on a very specific piece of the world's geography.
This is especially true for artistic works that are "symbolic" of towns, cities, countries, cultures, civilizations, and cultural heritage of humankind in the holistic and all-encompassing sense. Just as a picture is worth a thousand words, so are works of art created by painters, playwrights, choreographers, composers, filmmakers, photographers, and so forth. They act as "gateways" to these cultural creations as dynamic and organic wholes and total ways of life that are constantly evolving, mutating, transforming, and transcending.
No person has contributed more to our individual and collective understanding of this miraculous symbolic process and holistic capability than the American documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. He has demonstrated an uncanny knack for selecting works in the arts – as well as certain people, events, and achievements – that are not only significant in their own right, but also highly representative of American culture and the American way of life. This is evident in all of his films, but particularly in such films as Country Music, Jazz, Baseball, The Civil War, The West, The Roosevelts, The Statue of Liberty, and The National Parks: America's Best Idea. It is impossible to watch these films, and others like them, without learning an enormous amount about American culture as a whole and total way of life.
This is also true for the works of many other American artists, such as Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, and Georgia O'Keeffe through their paintings, as well as Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Irving Berlin, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and a host of others through their music and especially such favourites as the Sound of Music, God Bless America, White Christmas, Appalachian Spring, West Side Story, and many others. Not only do these works transport us into the heart and soul of American culture, but also they convey a great deal about what this culture and way of life are really all about in the all-inclusive sense.
And what is true for American culture and the American way of life is also true for all other cultures and ways of life in the world and the indispensable role the arts and artists play in this symbolic and all-encompassing process. This should be one of the principal goals and objectives of all arts educators and arts educational courses and programs in the future, namely to teach students to construct portraits of their own cultures and the cultures of other countries as wholes through symbolic works of art by their own artists and other artists using this same representative process.
Finally, there is the cultural heritage of humankind. Due to countless technological advances and the work of UNESCO over the last five or six decades, it is now possible for teachers and students in every country and school in the world – as well as at every level of the educational system – to achieve access to and information about virtually every element and item included in this heritage. Not only is this a remarkable achievement at present, but also it promises to be an even more remarkable achievement in the future. This is where the tangible and intangible heritages of all the various countries of the world – historic monuments and sites, cherished urban and rural communities, districts, and hubs, priceless architectural masterpieces, exquisite poems, paintings, stories, songs, and dances, captivating and challenging games, literary heavyweights, oral traditions, and so forth – come to light and shine brightly in the world. Should this not be an indispensable dimension of all arts educational courses, programs, and curriculums in the future?
While all people would benefit immensely from the type of comprehensive arts education recommended here, it would be particularly helpful to young people and future generations. Through teachers, courses, cellphones, iPads, computers, social platforms, and cultural networks, they will be able to gain access to virtually every historical and contemporary work of art by every artist of any age or stature in the world. My experiences with arts education and studies in culture and cultures over many years have convinced me that artistic, educational, and cultural experiences like these are capable of producing exquisite sensations, powerful images, exciting ideas, and spiritual and transcendental states that are without equal and border on the sublime and occasionally on the divine. This is something that young people and future generations should think about very seriously and very often because it doesn't carry any risks or dangers and produces countless results and rewards that can be enjoyed, cherished, and capitalized on over a lifetime.
One doesn't have to stretch the mind or imagination a great deal to conjure up the multitude of benefits and opportunities that can be derived by people of all ages and classes all over the world from arts educational courses, programs, and curriculums of the type advocated here. Not only will this enhance their knowledge and understanding of their own culture and the cultures of others – thereby reducing the tensions and conflicts that often arise from the inability to understand the different cultures and civilizations of the world as well as different worldviews, values, behaviors, attitudes, and motivations – but also it will open up an endless array of possibilities to enjoy from an education of this type.
We have progressed with the need to broaden, deepen, diversify, and intensify arts education throughout the world long enough to realize how valuable this would be in terms of coming to grips with some of humanity greatest problems and most fundamental needs going forward into the future. Not only will this open the doors to a whole new era in the history of the arts and arts education, but also it will come at a time that is of vital importance to humanity and the history of the world.
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posted August 15, 2016 at 12:01 am by Rio N. Araja
INDONESIA'S best smart city in 2016—Bandung City—is offering to help make cities in the Southern Philippines more liveable places.
At the Islam, Democracy, and Leadership: The Bandung Experience in Creating a Smart, Collaborative and Happy City at the GT Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Bandung Mayor Mochamad Ridwan Kamil said Bandung has a lot of things and experiences to share with Mindanao to make it a better place.
"I want to learn something from Mindanao, and Mindanao from me," Kamil said.
Bandung can be a sister city not of Davao City, Marawi City and Cotabato City, but also of any of the cities in the Philippines, he said.
"If you invite me, I can come to Mindanao. Just give me a letter of invitation. I cannot leave without the President's permission," Kamil told the forum.
He said he would also welcome Filipino Muslims and Christians to come over to Bandung to see for themselves the "beauty" of the city.
"I will be very happy to come," Kamil added.
Just like in Bandung, Christians and Muslims in Mindanao must live in harmony, he said.
"We can be partners," Kamil said.
He said he is willing to discuss partnerships with Davao City.
Kamil said Bandung can lend a hand in shaping the future of Mindanao, and in making a unique contribution to the social market economy of the region through collaboration, innovation and creativity.
"If you create a stressful city, you create stressful people," he said.
In a powerpoint presentation, Kamil, an architect, lecturer and social activist, said he was able to address squatting, corruption, criminality, drugs, unemployment, lack of housing, peace and order, traffic, illiteracy, stunted economic growth, and social injustice, and promote good governance, accountability and transparency through the use of the social media.
"I am a risk taker, problem solver, and revolutionary pragmatic leader," he said.
"I walk my talk. I visit the poor. I talk to the people. A lot of issues can be resolved through collaboration. That is how I was able to make Bandung a liveable city," Kamil revealed.
Bandung is cited as Indonesia's Most Smart City in 2016.
When asked if he had any plans to succeed Indonesian President Joko Widodo, he said "that question comes many times."
"It is destiny that tells where I go and what I become. It is really up to God. My only concern is to use my best energy to serve the people. If this situation (call for presidency) is appreciated, I will answer in due time," Kamil said. "Presidency is not impossible. Joko paved his way from mayor to governor to president."
Topics: Bandung City , Mindanao LGUs , Mayor Mochamad Ridwan Kamil

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Nick Jonas got fans riled up when he shared a cozy photo of him and Fifth Harmony's Camila Cabello on Instagram and Twitter.
"That moment when…" he captioned the photo.
Fans flooded the comment section – many shipping the longtime friends.
Their cutesy messages back and forth on Twitter just got more fans commenting about a possible love story between the two.
"You guys should maybe date considering I can't date either of you," one fan wrote.
According to People magazine, the photo Jonas shared was taken at this year's Billboard Music Awards last month.
He dated Olivia Culpo for two years, and has been linked several times to actress Kate Hudson, while Cabello was previously linked to Shawn Mendes and dated Austin Mahone for nearly a year.


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Unboxing Archives
May 30th, 2018 | Bethany Scott
Carey C. Shuart Women's Archive and Research Collection, Hispanic Collections, Instruction, LGBT History Research Collection
"The editors of your paper are Catholic, and have refused… to give this campaign radio time and press notices… We do not ask the Catholics to accept our program–we merely ask them to 'live and let live.'" Letter from Agnese Carter Nelms to Jesse H. Jones, February 10, 1947, Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas Records.
A new collaboration between the University of Houston Special Collections, the Department of History, and the Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies provided students with a unique opportunity to discover archival collections neatly aligned with their own areas of research interest.
Students from Dr. Zarnow's Issues in Feminist Research class worked with librarians from our Special Collections to mine a variety of archival artifacts in collections from Carey C. Shuart Women's Research Collection, the LGBT History Research Collection, and the Arté Publico Press Recovery Project to create an interactive timeline of primary sources discovered in their research. From materials tucked into archival folders, possibly overlooked by previous researchers, students uncovered items revealing the evolution of women's social issues and concerns in the Houston and Gulf Coast region and the themes that connect these years of seemingly disparate work from a chain of individuals and organizations over decades.
Boycott Gallo flyer, Houston Area NOW and Other Feminist Activities Collection.
Among the items highlighted from their research are correspondence from the 1940s, political flyers from the 1970s, and artists' creations from the 1980s. In the Planned Parenthood of Houston & Southeast Texas Records, a 1947 letter from Agnese Carter Nelms to Jesse H. Jones, owner of the Houston Chronicle among other things, hints at the early conflicts between Planned Parenthood and the Catholic Church. A flier from the Houston Area NOW and Other Feminist Activities Collection recalls the gains won by César Chávez and the United Farm Workers but reminds us that, even now, there's still blood in that wine. Meanwhile, photographs, posters, and other works of art from the Houston Gorilla Girls Records demonstrate how activism for gender equality in the world of art played out against the backdrop of 1980s Houston. Students worked to curate and describe these items and more, creating an interactive timeline (seen above) to provide users with visual and historical context while browsing their findings.
Photograph from the Houston Gorilla Girls Records.
If you are a faculty member, or student, interested in how the primary source materials housed in UH Special Collections can complement your teaching, learning, and research, see our website with more information on scheduling classes and utilizing our resources to learn more.
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The Olive M. Jenney Collection
December 9th, 2015 | Gregory Yerke
Hispanic Collections, Instruction, Rare Books
The University of Houston Special Collections is pleased to announce the recent donation of the Olive M. Jenney Collection.
Hispanic Collections Archivist Lisa Cruces discusses the recent donation of the Olive M. Jenney Collection.
This collection of approximately 50 books was acquired by Jenney, a Texas native, throughout her decades spent in Latin America. The books date as far back as 1639 and cover the history of the Spanish exploration of the New World, Spanish interactions with the indigenous populations, and also include materials focusing on Spanish laws and customs relating to the Catholic Church as well as trade with Spanish colonies. The majority of the books are in Spanish and published between the 17th and 19th centuries. Highlights from the collection include a complete set of Antonio de Ulloa and Jorge Juan y Santacilia's Relación histórica del viaje hecho de orden de su Majestad a la América Meridional (1748), Recopilación de leyes de los Reynos de las Indias (1681), as well as Gregorio Garcia's Origen de Los Indios de El Nuevo Mundo E Indias Occidentales (1729).
Origen de Los Indios de El Nuevo Mundo E Indias Occidentales (1729)
The arrival of the Olive M. Jenney Collection immediately sparked interest from UH faculty. Already in the fall of 2015 we have seen the collection utilized in instruction and coursework related to Latin American environmental history. In the spring of 2016 we look forward to formally introducing the Olive M. Jenney Collection with a celebration and panel discussion, while the books themselves will continue their hard work. Ripe as this collection is with the potential to impact research and instruction, we look forward to expanding the instruction footprint into more Latin American history courses in the spring and are pleased to see Hispanic Studies faculty making early research plans with us for 2016.
Selections from the recently donated Olive M. Jenney Collection
Faculty members interested in utilizing these materials for instruction, or those simply interested in more information regarding the Olive M. Jenney Collection, please contact our Coordinator of Instruction, Julie Grob.
Processing the Tatcho Mindiola Papers
November 12th, 2015 | Gregory Yerke
Hispanic Collections
As work ramps up on the organization, arrangement, and description of the recently accessioned Tatcho Mindiola Papers, Hispanic Collections Archivist Lisa Cruces sat down with PhD candidate Carlos L. Cantú to discuss his early impressions this new collection.
Hispanic Collections Archivist Lisa Cruces (right) and Carlos L. Cantú review materials from the Tatcho Mindiola Papers
Lisa Cruces: What made you interested in working with Tatcho's Collection?
Carlos L. Cantú: As a former CMAS fellowship alumni and supporter of the work Tatcho Mindiola has done for the Mexican American community, on and off campus, it was exciting to hear that he was donating his papers to the Hispanic Collections at UH. He has a long reputation of helping underserved Mexican Americans achieve academic success. When I learned this was the collection to be processed, I thought it was quite an honor to be a part of it. Playing any role, no matter how small, in helping to make his collection available for the community is a true pleasure for me.
Why do you think it's valuable to make this material accessible?
Because Tatcho has such a long history of political and activist involvement and has touched so many lives in the process – he really has been involved in many aspects of Mexican American struggles – researchers will find a rich collection of sources including rare documents and pamphlets; and extensive materials on the people, events, and organizations he has worked with in large and small roles. Although the collection will provide great insight on Tatcho's work, his collection will also provide a rich perspective on the roles, experiences, and contributions of the Mexican American community in not only Houston but around the state and nation.
As a historian, what do you find enjoyable about processing work and working in the archives?
The best part is seeing the collection before anyone else does! And the most enjoyable part is seeing how some of my professors dressed and wore their hair in the 1980s and 90s! But at a more serious level, understanding the process and evolution of a collection provides me more appreciation of the work done behind the scenes. Just as historians search for patterns, develop a chronology, conceptualize an argument, and present their ideas, archivists similarly tell a story; however, it is in its most rawest form – it really is a thoughtful process – which I kind of understood, but I had never been a part of before now.
Anything else you would like to add?
It's great that he donated his collection to UH. He started his academic career here and he retired here. He is well-known on campus, and around the city and state; hopefully this addition of his paper will garner more attention to the new and growing Hispanic Collections.
Carlos L. Cantú is a PhD candidate in the History Department at the University of Houston, currently working on his dissertation. Cantú is an alum graduate-fellow for the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Houston. He graduated with a Bachelor's in History in 2006 and he received his Master's in History in 2008, both from the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas. His research examines the social history of education for ethnic groups in the U.S., and primarily looks at their struggles to create and shape community-controlled institutions of higher learning during the late 1960s and 1970s. His dissertation is a comparative history of three community-controlled institutions of higher education, Colegio Jacinto Treviño, a Chicana/o college in South Texas, the Navajo Community College in Arizona, and Hostos Community College in New York City. Preliminary research from his dissertation has appeared in published form and presented at academic conferences.
New Accession: The Tatcho Mindiola Papers
September 24th, 2015 | Gregory Yerke
Tatcho Mindiola (UH Photographs Collection)
The recent retirement of Tatcho Mindiola from the University of Houston is accompanied by the exciting announcement of the newest accession to our Hispanic Collections, the Tatcho Mindiola Papers.
As we were reminded by those who spoke in tribute of Mindiola, his legacy has been forged at the University of Houston through hard work and relationships built through mentoring and collaboration. Born and raised in Houston, Mindiola grew up in Sunset Heights where he graduated from John H. Reagan High School in 1957 and was witness to both the overt and subtle racism of the day. After graduation a meandering path through the 1960s and early 70s included a false start in higher education, enlistment in the army, and an eventual degree in business from the University of Houston, before giving way to a study of sociology, graduate school, an MA from UH, and a PhD from Brown. In 1974 he would accept a dual appointment at his alma mater in sociology and Mexican American Studies.
Mindiola's return to Houston and appointment as director of the UH Center for Mexican American Studies in 1980 mark the beginning of three and a half decades of service and scholarship that gave rise to the educator and mentor so many revere. Under his leadership, CMAS has attracted top researchers via their Visiting Scholars Program, assisted rising scholars through their Graduate Fellowship Program, supported undergraduate academic success through the Academic Achievers Program, and published scholarly works on Latinos in Houston, Texas and the Southwest.
Not only does our campus community bear the imprint of Mindiola's impact, the City of Houston has benefited from his exchanges with local organizations and mentoring of area high school students. The Austin High School Academic Achievers Program he helped pioneer through CMAS mentors at-risk high school students as they seek to become first-generation college graduates in their families. Extremely approachable and a consummate diplomat, Mindiola's influence also extends to national organizations, like the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies, that have benefited from his insight and counsel.
Work is now underway as Lisa Cruces, assisted by PhD candidate Carlos L. Cantú from the UH History Department, oversees the organization and arrangement of the Tatcho Mindiola Papers for future scholarship. This undertaking will no doubt provide more insight into their research potential and we look forward to sharing updates as processing of this new collection moves forward.
Until then, researchers interested in more information regarding the Tatcho Mindiola Papers may contact our Hispanic Collections Archivist, Lisa Cruces.
Mosaic Fellowship Benefits Behind the Scenes
July 30th, 2015 | Gregory Yerke
Carey C. Shuart Women's Archive and Research Collection, Department News, Digitization, Finding Aids, Guest Posts, Hispanic Collections, Houston & Texas History
The following piece appears courtesy of Dan Johnson, 2013 Mosaic Fellow, wherein he provides a look at a sampling of projects benefiting from his internship with the University of Houston Special Collections.
A full dance card (Gladys Ewing's 1911 Houston Society Scrapbook, The Ewing Family Papers)
I was selected as a Mosaic Fellow in the Fall of 2013 by the Association of Research Libraries and the Society of American Archivists. I'm presently a MSLS student at the University of North Texas, studying Archival Studies and Digital Image Management. The Mosaic Fellowship included an internship component, pairing up fellows with host ARL institutions; I was glad to have the opportunity to intern here at UH Special Collections since September 2014. I've since had the pleasure of working on a variety of special projects, working hands on with archival materials.
I first started a digital audit of the Ewing Family Papers, comparing the physical archival collection to its finding aid and existing digital collection. In that review of the Ewing family scrapbooks, I worked with Valerie Prilop, Digital Collections Librarian, and we discovered that the finding aid for one of the scrapbooks provided descriptions for only the front side of each scrapbook page, but did not describe the reverse side, while the digital collection had page-level descriptions for both front and back sides of the pages. Ultimately, we were able to identify places where the finding aid could be improved, and we made some recommendations to combine two digital collections, one per scrapbook, into a single consolidated digital collection, a project for a later date.
Portrait of Alonso S. Perales (Alonso S. Perales Papers)
I then started a project under the guidance of University Archivist Mary Manning, processing and describing additions to the William C. Moffit Papers. The collection was originally donated by Dr. Moffit himself, but several additions were later donated by his wife and family after he passed away. I was able to process and describe some additional manuscript parts, published musical arrangements, and Patterns of Motion training materials, among other things. Working with a member of the faculty from the School of Music who was intimately familiar with Dr. Moffit's work helped me better describe and arrange the materials in a way that will make the most sense to researchers using this collection.
I started work on a third project with Hispanic Collections Archivist Lisa Cruces, auditing the physical material of the Alonso S. Perales Papers and comparing the physical archival collection to the finding aid. There were a handful of items in the physical collection that were not reflected in the finding aid, and I have been correcting the finding aid to more faithfully represent the collection.
Request for transfer to a unit in the north signed by Sam Houston (November 29, 1813, Early Texas Documents Collection)
Most recently, I've been given the opportunity to work with Librarian Emerita Pat Bozeman on a project transcribing and contextualizing some handwritten letters. Two of these items were taken from the Early Texas Documents collection. One item is a letter from Sam Houston written after he was wounded in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. It documents his request to be transferred from New Orleans to a more northern location upon the advice of several physicians. Another item is a letter that highlights Stephen F. Austin's efforts to gather support from the United States government and people for Texas Independence and was written in Nashville, Tennessee days before Texas declared independence from Mexico. Working intimately with historical documents such as these has been a very exciting and rewarding experience.


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Should You Be Taking Online Dance Classes?
Dance technology has come a long way from ballet variations painstakingly learned by watching fuzzy VHS tapes. Over the last few years, a dizzying number of online training programs have cropped up, offering the chance to take class in contemporary, jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop and even ballroom from the comfort of your own living room or studio.
Take class whenever, wherever. "With the rigors of performance and rehearsal schedules, pros often don't have time to attend class," says Caitlin Trainor, founder of Dancio, a ballet-focused online training platform. Do a ballet barre in your kitchen, warm up backstage before a performance or screen a master class in your studio.
Access to the best teachers. You don't need to travel to New York or Los Angeles to take class from your favorite teacher. Take ballet from Julie Kent with Dancio, contemporary from Kathryn McCormick via CLI Studios or tap from Anthony Morigerato with Operation: Tap.
The ability to self-pace. The beauty of video, says Learntodance.com founder Leon Turetsky, is that "you can pause, rewind, fast-forward and watch it as many times as you like to get it into your muscle memory." Many classes are filmed from multiple viewpoints and offer the chance to switch seamlessly from one to the next, with options to change the speed or loop the video.
A cornucopia of dance styles. Online programs offer access to every genre imaginable. Try a new style, brush up on a technique you haven't practiced in a while, glean some inspiration, test out pedagogical strategies or just be an absolute beginner in the privacy of your own home.
"Think about what your objectives are," says Trainor. "Do you want to try something new? Improve your skill level? Warm up, or simply find pleasure in moving?" Take a hard look at instructors' qualifications and artistry, too. "Don't just look for people with a lot of Instagram followers," says STEEZY co-founder Connor Lim.
Or maybe you're looking for a community more than a video archive. "The culture of tap dance is very communal," says Ayodele Casel, who co-founded Operation: Tap. "A lot of our younger users have really engaged with OPTAP, and that starts them engaging with each other."
The Key Word Is "Supplemental"
"Nothing will ever replace the chemistry and magic of the live class experience," says Trainor. As Lim points out, tactile instruction and live feedback are essential learning tools. Beginners in particular may not know if they're executing a step correctly or not. Online dance platforms are best used as a supplemental training tool: for a warm-up, during a break or when getting yourself to a live class just isn't feasible.
But don't underestimate the very real power of video, urges Casel. "I wanted to tap dance because I saw Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on film," she says. "It never takes the place of in-person training, but it's an incredible source of inspiration."


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By Laura Angela Bagnetto Issued on 18-12-2018 Modified 18-12-2018 to 16:46
Hamis Yahya Yusuf, 48, from Amshoka village, Darfur, in front of his hut in Djabal refugee camp, eastern Chad, with his wife and children LA Bagnetto
A group of non-governmental organizations hailed the United Nations General Assembly signing of the Global Compact on Refugees on Monday, in the hopes that the non-binding voluntary plan will have an impact on the world refugee crisis.
Some 181 countries voted in favor of the Global Compact on Refugees, put forward by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, while the United States and Hungary voted against the resolution. Three other countries abstained.
The US said it went against its sovereign interests, saying that the global approach to refugees and migrants was not a US approach. The resolution had been approved by consensus for more than 60 years.
"America's abdication of leadership is due in part to the incorrect belief that signing such an accord is attempting to change international legal obligations. This is simply not the case," said International Rescue Committee (IRC) President David Miliband in a strongly-worded op-ed piece in the Washington Post.
He added that the vote shows how difficult it is to reach international agreement, "especially when wealthier nations are focused primarily on themselves."
In the report from UNHCR out earlier this month, the UN agency stresses that this new compact adds to the efficacy of the 1951 Refugee Convention and other texts, it does not replace the existing legal system for refugees.
While the Convention outlines state responsibilities and refugee rights, "the Global Compact reaffirms those standards and principles, and focuses on increasing international cooperation for a fairer, more systematic and comprehensive response so refugees and those hosting them can rely on robust support."
Support is needed for countries – poor and lower middle-income countries, like Bangladesh, Uganda and Jordan- who host 85 per cent of the world's 25.4 million refugees.
"In fact, if the United States hosted refugees in the same proportion as Uganda, it would house 8.5 million refugees instead of the three million resettled since 1980," said Miliband.
The US Trump administration announced last September it would take no more than 30,000 refugees in 2019, down from 45,000 refugees this year.
Part of the solution is to ensure greater accountability, according to a joint statement signed by IRC, Oxfam, Save the Children, Danish Refugee Council and Norwegian Refugee Council. They said that part of the issue was that there was no way to assess progress on refugees, but have welcomed the World Bank-UNHCR Joint Data Centre project as a positive first step.
Long-term solutions are also essential, especially for those in placements that have lasted more than a decade.
"The Compact sets a standard keeping us all accountable to increased settlement, to ensure that all returns are safe and dignified, and to include, empower and engage refugees where ever they are," said Danish Refugee Council Secretary General Christian Friis Bach.


Rubins' gigantic, physically overwhelming assemblages sit between the oppositional traditions of monumental sculpture, both figurative and abstract, and intimist bricolage that emphasizes the aesthetic possibilities of everyday found objects. In her use of scrap materials and the individual artistic decisions governing their accumulation, Rubins engages the work of Schwitters in the same sweep as that of Picasso and the Cubists; however by combining these elements in a fashion that is as improbable as it is spectacular, she recasts humble materials as the fantastic residue of baroque fantasy, sliced through with a strong dose of surrealist disbelief.
The title of the exhibition and its sculptures "Our Friend Fluid Metal" invokes the currency and mutability of aluminum scrap recycled through changing historical, social, and economic conditions; the playground critters that are the building blocks or cells of the new sculptures are made with aluminum reconstituted from military planes. A constellation of four sculptures of varying scale present a carnivalesque riot of found color and form, clustered in webs of compression and tension. The largest, which measures 17 x 42 x 24 feet, breaks out of a wall and looms overhead, a sculptural cumulus that makes light of its expected permanence and weight via a system of compound steel trusses and tension cables. Smaller scale works rise from a single point on the ground and balloon into the air. The nonsense terms that form their titles—Chunkus Majoris, Paquito, and Spiral Ragusso—point to the lighter side of scientific taxonomy.


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Unlocking utility is key for fashion brands launching NFTs in 2022
Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have become one of the most discussed markets in the crypto space this year. A recent report from Cointelegraph Research found that NFT sales are aiming for a $17.7 billion record by the end of 2021.
This may very well be the case, as a number of mainstream brands have begun launching NFTs. According to recent research from Bain & Company and the online luxury fashion platform Farfetch, digital interactions with consumers are becoming increasingly important for brands. The report specifically states that "digital interaction with peers is on the rise when choosing to purchase a product." As such, nonfungible tokens tied directly to brands and their consumers are now more important than ever before.
Understanding what utility means for fashion NFTs
While it's notable that mainstream labels like Adidas, Dolce & Gabbana and others have already released NFTs, the utility behind nonfungible tokens is proving to be the real key to a fashion brand's success. Karinna Grant, co-chief executive officer of The Dematerialised, a digital fashion marketplace, told Cointelegraph that utilities are what give nonfungible tokens purpose and value:
"Just as in real-life, where a physical card can scan you access into a club, a utility can be anything from using the NFT as a membership pass to the ability to wear an asset in a game, or incorporating a sustainability or social responsibility benefit for purchasers of the NFT."
Grant noted that The Dematerialised has experimented with multiple forms of utility with each of the fashion NFT drips the platform has launched. She explained that previous releases have included utilities like wearing or playing with a 3D asset in augmented reality, or unlocking access to brand communities. "With Rebecca Minkoff's sold-out NFT collection in September, the highest tier of NFTs unlocked VIP access to brand experiences for a year." She added: "Karl Lagerfeld's "x Endless" collection provided an opportunity for owners of Karl collectibles, an IRL and URL ticket to a brand event in Paris in 2022, which will feature another launch where only Karl holders will be invited to take part."
It's become clear that fashion NFTs must offer some type of consumer engagement, allowing brands to interact with individuals in both the physical and the digital worlds. Avery Akkineni, president of VaynerNFT — an NFT consultancy agency — told Cointelegraph that while the utility of some NFTs can simply be for the sake of art, brands launching NFTs require deeper functionality built upon an existing community.
For example, Akkineni shared that VaynerNFT recently helped the global fashion house, Coach, launch its first NFT collection, which featured eight Coach Holiday animals from the brands' Snow City digital game. Akkineni added that the NFT launch was also in celebration of Coach's 80th birthday, which resulted in the creation of 80 unique digital art pieces featuring the eight Coach holiday animals.
"Bella the Penguin" from the Coach NFT collection. Source: VaynerNFT
Akkineni explained that each digital Coach NFT also grants the right for the initial holders to receive one complimentary made-to-order physical rogue bag in 2022. "Something that Coach wanted to do was to explore this new world of NFTs, but wanted to in a way that wouldn't commercialize their IP or ask consumers to pay for anything," she said. To efficiently engage with the Coach community, Akkineni mentioned that the Coach NFTs were given away for free during Dec. 17–24 this year:
"The Coach NFTs were claimable on the Polygon blockchain. Coach made sure not to commercialize too early and to learn about the space to gauge demand to see if their audience was interested in NFTs."
Fashion NFTs must also function in the Metaverse
The fact that brands must now interact with consumers both virtually and in real-life has also added an extra layer of technical utility to NFTs. As Bain & Company's latest luxury goods report states, "new keywords and phrases — such as metaverse, personalization at scale, and tech stack — will come to the fore as the industry grows and evolves."
As such, some companies have started to explore NFTs in the Metaverse. For example, Pet Krewe — a pet apparel e-commerce company — recently opened a digital commercial space in the Metaverse community known as "ShibaVerse." Allison Albert, founder and chief executive officer of Pet Krewe, told Cointelegraph that the company is promoting its brand by featuring its NFT pet clothing in a Metaverse containing balloon dogs called "Shibaloons."
Source: Pet Krewe
According to Albert, Pet Krewe's NFTs will be worn as unique designs that fit the Shibaloons. While Albert pointed out that these costumes can be held and swapped out on different Shibaloon dogs within ShibaVerse, Pet Krewe is using this digital commercial space as another form of brand engagement or marketing. "We can connect with dog-loving customers in a dog-centric Metaverse. This is reaching our customer base in an entirely different marketing element."
The 18-year-old fashion label Mishka has also entered the NFT space with its famous eyeball logo. The collection of 6,696 NFTs is known as "The Keep Watch Crew," or "KWC" for short. Greg Mishka, founder of Mishka NFT and the Keep Watch Crew, told Cointelegraph that Keep Watch is the most iconic and well-known branding element of Mishka, for both fans and the streetwear and fashion community.
Andy Milonakis KWC NFT. Source: Mishka
Given the label's strong user base, Mishka explained that the KWC NFTs are the next chapter for the brand. "The KWC is your ticket into what we like to call the MISHKAVERSE. Immediate utilities include lifetime discounts and exclusive merchandise," he explained. Mishka added that the label is working on integrating Web3 elements to their website. "This would allow for consumers to verify the NFTs they own in order to access exclusive pages and drops via the website."
Should fashion NFTs still be tied to physical items?
While the utility of fashion NFTs extends beyond simply offering digital items connected to physical goods, some in the industry believe that this is still one of the most important functions. For instance, Grant noted that connecting physical items to digital NFTs is a critical part of the adoption process for nonfungible tokens of all categories. She elaborated:
"We have a very interesting split perspective with our current community, with half asking for more physicals and half asking more digital-only. However, when we survey outside of our current community the figure is much higher. This makes sense as first-time or new NFT owners tend to still hold more traditional beliefs that physical products are more "valuable" than digital ones."
Echoing Grant, Mishka commented that it's important to have physical items that can be claimed or achieved by acquiring something in the Metaverse since most consumers still live in the "real world."
This is why it shouldn't come as a surprise that a mainstream fashion label like Coach gifted NFT holders with physical made-to-order rogue bags. Interestingly enough though, Akkineni mentioned that sometimes NFT holders don't redeem their physical items, which has proven to be the case for other drops associated with consumer-facing brands. "VaynerNFT did a collaboration called "Anwar Carrots x Veefriends," which was a collection sold at Nordstrom and made available to all "Self-Aware Hare" NFT holders. It was only after some reminders that the holders did claim the physical items," she commented.
Fashion NFTs will be a trend
The rise of NFTs in 2021 has demonstrated growth moving forward for major brands. While companies like Nike have already taken steps to enter the Metaverse, more labels will follow suit. This has become the case as the world moves toward digital business models, which have also been promoted by the rise of COVID-19. For instance, Albert explained that Pet Krewe is still unsure of how COVID-19 is going to play out in 2022, noting that current supply chains are still being disrupted:
"We need to hedge our bets on alternative revenue streams. Entering into a metaverse that aligns with our own company values means that we can add additional revenue streams through art NFTs and digital wearables."
Grant further remarked that The Dematerialised is excited for "behavior-changing launches," which include using NFTs to disrupt physical production methods. However, it's important to point out that brands will face challenges along the way.
According to Grant, fashion labels will encounter three main obstacles, with the first being a shift in thinking when it comes to the value of Web3 and digital ownership. Secondly, Grant explained that understanding the purpose and narrative of an NFT launch is important: "We support launches that are part of long term strategic commitments to Web3, not a marketing gimmick to briefly drive revenue."
Finally, Grant pointed out that it will be challenging for major brands to ensure a 3D asset design pipeline in house. Yet Grant remains optimistic that these challenges will be resolved: "Mainstream adoption will come as more major fashion brands, influencers and creators get involved."
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Was There a Temple in Jerusalem?
Wartime reports from Palestine mask the truth.
Truth is the first casualty in war. We have seen this recently, in the bizarre and often hilarious lies of the Iraqi Minister of Information during the war in Iraq. Now there are Web sites devoted to the sayings of "Baghdad Bob," along with T-shirts and other memorabilia. It also seems that the Bush administration lied to us about the nuclear threat posed by Saddam Hussein's regime, relying on a report that the CIA knew was forged. This is disappointing, but perhaps not surprising. Lies in wartime are nothing new, though we often expect better.
In the Middle East, lies in wartime often also include lies about the past, since the past—or more precisely, public memory about the past—provides authority for claims about the present. I recently learned that the Palestinian Authority has taken to lying about the ancient biblical past in defense of its claims regarding Jerusalem. One of the chief negotiators of the Oslo accords, Saeb Erekat, states bluntly the current position of the Palestinian Authority: "For Islam, there was never a Jewish temple at Al Quds [Jerusalem]."1 This is one of the reasons why the Palestinians wouldn't accept a compromise about Jerusalem during the Camp David negotiations. I was floored when I read this. What a whopper!


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Webinar Focuses on America's Most Dangerous Rivals
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The military strategies of America's most dangerous rivals will be the focus of a webinar hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army.
The event, part of the AUSA Noon Report series, will feature author Seth Jones, who will discuss his book Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran, and the Rise of Irregular Warfare.
It will take place at noon Eastern on March 30. The webinar is free, but registration is required here.
In Three Dangerous Men, Jones examines how three key figures in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran built irregular warfare campaigns that are eroding American power. They are Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian General Staff; Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force who was killed in January 2020 in a U.S. airstrike; and Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission.
Jones also argues that the U.S. is woefully unprepared for the future of global competition, according to a description of the book, which was published before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
While America has focused on building fighter jets, missiles and conventional warfighting capabilities, its three principal rivals—Russia, China and Iran—have increasingly adopted irregular warfare, using cyberattacks, covert action, proxy conflicts, information and disinformation campaigns, espionage and economic coercion to undermine American power.
Jones is senior vice president, Harold Brown Chair, director of the International Security Program, and director of the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He also teaches at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.
The author of many books and articles, Jones specializes in irregular warfare, counterterrorism and covert action.


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Red Sox manager hit by beer cans during victory parade
By Philip Marcelo and Bob Salsberg The Associated Press
Confetti cannons boomed and huge crowds of fans cheered wildly on Wednesday as the Boston Red Sox rumbled through downtown aboard duck boats to mark the team's fourth World Series championship in the past 15 years.
Willie McCovey dies at 80, famed San Francisco Giants slugger
By Janie McCauley The Associated Press
Willie McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed "Stretch" for his 6-foot-4 height and those long arms, has died. He was 80. The San Francisco Giants announced his death, saying the fearsome hitter passed "peacefully" Wednesday afternoon.
Red Sox return to Fenway Park with World Series trophy in tow
October 30, 2018 - 8:12 am October 30, 2018 - 8:12 am
The World Series champion Boston Red Sox have returned to Fenway Park, carrying the championship trophy they won a night earlier.
Red Sox championship parade scheduled for Wednesday
By Bob Salsberg The Associated Press
In what has become a championship tradition in the city, the Boston Red Sox will climb aboard duck boats for a parade to celebrate the team's fourth World Series title in 15 years, city officials announced Monday.
Ceremony offers look at Summerlin's fast-rising ballpark
By Herb Jaffe / Summerlin Snapshot
October 29, 2018 - 12:28 pm October 29, 2018 - 12:28 pm
You had to see it, and you didn't even have to hear what they were saying in order to believe it. You already knew that once construction is completed, Las Vegas Ballpark will be "the envy of the country," as Don Logan, president and chief operating officer of the Las Vegas 51s, told those who gathered for the topping-out ceremony.
A look at how Athletics prospects faring in Arizona Fall League
By Betsy Helfand / RJ
October 29, 2018 - 10:00 am October 29, 2018 - 10:00 am
The Oaklan Athletics have seven prospects at the Arizona Fall League.
Red Sox win 4th World Series in 15 seasons
By Ronald Blum The Associated Press
October 28, 2018 - 8:22 pm October 28, 2018 - 10:23 pm
The Boston Red Sox won their fourth World Series championship in 15 years, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 5 Sunday night behind David Price's pitching and Steve Pearce's power.
Dodgers bench Cody Bellinger for elimination game vs Red Sox
His left-handed bat has been replaced in the lineup by Enrique Hernandez, who will hit third and play center field on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox.
Alabama baseball team, Rocket City Trash Pandas, goes viral
Al.com reports the team held an event Saturday to unveil their new logo and start merchandise sales. They will begin playing in 2020.
Red Sox one game away from World Series title, win Game 4, 9-6
Steve Pearce hit a tying homer in the eighth and a three-run double in the ninth, and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a four-run deficit in the seventh inning for a 9-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night to take a 3-1 World Series lead.


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Abrasion Resistant SBR: Whether you are using this as a flap on door, rubber curtain on an airplane hanger, or have a personal project, you can be sure that SBR rubber offers excellent abrasion resistance. For this reason, fabric reinforced rubber made with SBR is a popular choice for gritty applications like pavement maintenance and industrial liners. The lasting quality of durable SBR cloth-inserted rubber makes it a cost-effective option as well. Unlike Neoprene or EPDM sheet rubber products, this general-purpose reinforced rubber will fit into most project budgets.
This sheet rubber product is available in 36 and 48 inch widths.
Per 1/16" thickness, this reinforced rubber offers one ply of fabric.
Can be purchased in lengths as short as 5 feet and in custom lengths up to the rolls maximum length.
Fabric reinforced rubber secures mechanical fastening at an affordable price point.
Description: Cloth inserted sheet materials are designed to add stability when mechanical fastening is necessary. Cloth Inserted SBR is stocked. This construction includes one ply of cotton fabric for each 1/16" thickness.
Weight: Approximate weight per square foot: 1/8" weighs 1 lbs.
Gauges: 1/16" 1ply, 1/8" 2plies, 3/16" 3plies, 1/4" 3plies.
Applications: For use where mechanical fastening is necessary.
Availability: CI SBR is generally in stock.